The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-14
Battle To Cinch
 Biggest Victory
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front north of Falaise)
 As the Canadians struck, It. Gen Omar N. Bradley's American "ghos column" smashed into the southern end of the Nazi escape corridor af' ter a lightning drive up the maiI Brest-Paris highway that carried them 70 miles in a single day to point north of Argentin and abou l2 miles southeast of Falaise.
 Cul-Baek
 A front dispatch from United Press War Correspondent Henry T Gorrell indicated that part of thu American armored columns had cul back toward the Mortain -Sourdeva salient at the center of the Norman battleline to block the German tank divisions attempting to pull back from that sector.
 The German home radio service said heavy fighting was under way in the carrouges area, i2is miles northwest Of Alencon and liA miles southwest of Argentan.
 British 2nd Army, meanwhile, vert
 Other Americaa forces and th' slashing eastward from the Wire mort in sectors toward Falaise, anG Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower declared in a confident order of the day tha' the battle was shaping up as thl greatest triumph of the FTencf campaign.
 American units plunged sever miles east of Mortain too eapturs the junction town of Ger ane reached the vicinity of Confront i2 miles southeast of Mortain ana barely i2 miles west-northwest O the U, s. armor sweeping up Iron the south around Lassay.
 GOrrell reported that the Ger mans put up only feeble resistaneI in the path of the Americans Il their drive on Argentan, and tha the doughboys. riding on the tur rets of the racing tanks, were sui fering relatively small casualties
 If and when the enemy is en eireled," he reported, "he'lil have tough time cracking through | view of the fact that We hay brought hundreds of guns Of al calibres right along with the tan columns
 Battles Outcome
 On the outcome Of the battle wel may depend the fate of Paris an the length of the war in Europa With no more natural defense line before Paris, Andre Le Troquel French commissioner for liberate territories, told an United Pres War e0rrpesondent on his aTrlya at Bayeux that the capital probahl would fall within 10 days,
 Eisenhofe, CT, supreme Allied com mandeT, told his armies, nayies an air forces that they had create "a fieeting but definite 0ppOrtunit for a major Allied xictory, on whose realization will mean notabl progress toward the final downfa of our enemy"
 with all of us resolutely perform ing our special tasks" he saol i've can make this week Q moment ous one in the history of this war brilliant, fruitful week for ms an a fateful one for the ambitions ( the Nazi tyFants,'
 It, Gen, Omar N, Bradley American lst Army set the grea Normandy trap with a surprise dFlV nOrthwaTd from Le Mans towaF Falaise instead of swinging north west in force toward parts, as tn Germans aPeasently had RntieI pated,
 Advancing as much as 30 miles day through almost nOnreXistent Ff slstance, Bgadley's columns eithi occupied OF hy-passed ArRentan, miles north of Le Mans and Onl l2 lv2 miles southeast of Fajals and late last night were well north { Argentan,
 British and Canadian forces c the northern rim Of the eseaI corridor were driving southWal against strong opposition along broad arc onrYlng to within fll miles of Falaise, 20 miles s0utl east Of Gaen,
 NaEi NeaV Panic
 Inside the sack, the Germans vel neaF panic as they sought to earl out a fighting retreat under ha Of bombs and bullets from thol sands of Allied planes and fFol armies closing in on three sides,
 'The German retreat has n yet reached the T0ut or aHnlhilla tian stage, but it Is very near It,s spokesman at supreme hsadguaEtel reported,
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