Imperial Valley press., 1944-06-06
Allied Forces
Hit i'm France
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BATTLE REPORTED ON

The Trausocean agency reported that naval
hattie was going on in the channel north of lie HaVre
between German units and Allied forces trying 10
make a landing.
DNR the Official Nazi agency, said German
counterthruSts were being undertaken east Oh Sher
bourg but 1.-The enemy keeps throwing the bulk Oh
his troops into the area between Cherbourg and
OuStrcham
Nazi breakfasts said the allies had won foot
holds ON several islands off the coast of France
Earlier they reported landings III the Channe isianos
west of the Norman peninsula. 49,
The 2Sth and 1O1st American parachute dlvi-
sions dropped i'm the Normandy area DNB reported
adding the usual propaganda claim that many were
captured. "@NAH
Even while the Berlin radio was blaring repeat
ed reports of Allied landings IT quoted Na.i n"h-
tary quarters as fOrecasng still more, especially In
ST Mao Bay" st. Malo, ancient walled city with
ramparts so feet high. is on the Rance river
About 200 amphiban units approached the coast
off Arromanches northwest of Caer, around noon'
the Nazis said, but there was no report Oh iais'
In the face of reports of initial Allied successes
military observers pointed out that the first phase
of an amphbious operation may be expected 10 oe
the easiest with the showdown coming days or
weeks later when the defenders have had time 10
mass their forces.
WEATHER HINDERS ALLIED A1RMEN
Allied control of the air over the beaches was
offset to some extent by the fact that the weather
seriously lmpeded the effectiveness VI Ill sup
port given to the invasion forces.
The intense preinvaSiOn campaign against the
German air force paid off Tuesday. The Lu1tWaI1e
had not accepted the Allied challenge In the 1lrst
hours of the battle for Europe. Observers Deheved
Reichsmarshal Hermann GOering was holding his
hoarded nlanes until te trend of the invasion had
been established.
soil dcloud cover hung over the Channel all
the way across the Brest peninsula this morning 1t
forced Marauder medium bOmbers to fly lower IMAM
l. tho Nazi farUp
heavy bOmbers.
(The British radio said that at least two beach
heads had bee nsecured and that Allied formations
are advancing inland" The German DNB news a
gency acknowledged that the Allies had put tanks
ashore in at least one sectOr)
Some six hours after the first waves of Amerl-
can British and Canadian assault forces landed by
sea and air on the Normandy peninsula, Prime Min
lister Churchill told Commons that the invasion was
proceeding according to plan.
OBSTAC Giles BROKEN DOWN
"Obstacles which were constructed IN the sea
have not proved difficult as was apprehended,
Churchill said "'The fire of shore batteries has
been largely quelled"
Germa nnews agencies said Allied shock forces
and paratrOops landed along the north coast OF the
Normandy penirsula-which juts out from France
some 80 to 10 miles below the English south coast
all the way from the CherbOurg area at the nort-
ern tip to lie Havre at the mouth of the Seine ITO
miles northwest of Paris
served off both CherbOurg and lie Havre, (which
evidently have been selected as the main invasion
ports the TransOcear, agency said. very strong,
air-bOrne landings took place on both sides OF Cher
bourg Transocean said The agency also said Al
lied pararoops had landed on the islands OF Guern-
sey and Jersey, west of the Normandy peninsula.
"Air landings farther inland indicate that the
invaders are making an effort to capture important
railway functions which do not lie Immediately on
the coast" TransOcean said $50 far, it is not known
whether the enemy achieved success in this dIrec
ton"
Firts reports that "D-Day' had arrived came
from German news agencies, which began broad
casting shortly after $50 a. M Q2:3O a. M EWI) a
running description of Allied air and seaborne land
ings on the north coast of the Normandy peninsula
between Chebourg and LIE Havre, the two main ports
serving Paris.
CA German DNB dispatch intercepted by NBC
said the Allies were fighting 10 miles inland from
the coast of Normandy
Gen Dwight ID. EeisenhOwer's supreme Allied
expedtiOnary force Headquarters confirmed the TACT
hat tho was under at 40 a. q ~