The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-19

To reached the right oank of the river.
 While that action secured the west flank. another force attacked at the southeast corner of the brideehead east Of the Orne near TrOarn, covering the east flank.
 Then massed arInor flooded through the center. apparently in the area Of Demouville and Sam nerville, crashing through the Ger man positions knocked groggy by the most concentrated aerial bom- bardment of alltime.
 The main central column ran in- to German resistance every yard Of the way but scored very satisfac' tory advances" headquarters spokesman reported.
 Some German troops still resisting in Vaucelles. Those immediately to the south faced the threat of en- circlement if the Allied aF1noT swinging around the suburb from the east should link up with that west of the orne around Maltot.
 Acutely aware Of the danger. the Nazi command hurled strong coun- ter-attacks against the Maltot area area late yesterday. but suffered "very heavy" casualties with a minimum results.
 Front dispatches said Gen. Sir Bernard L. M0ntgomery's arnored spearheads had driven several miles" beyond caen at q number Of points and already were across the highway running southeast of caen 10 Vimont. seven miles away.
 "Operati0ns are progressing sue" cessfuily," a conservative 0filcial statement released at supreme headquarters said as the all-out British offensive passed its 30th hour. From an advance command post came the predictions that that news of the highest impor- tanee may be imminent"
 Headquarters declined to reveal just how far Montgomery's hard- hitting. fast-stFiking spearheadS penetrated. but front reports told of the occupation Of q number of vile iageg beyond Caen and Q spokesman said the northern part Of Faub0rg de VaucelIes, stTongly-feld southern suburb Of Caen. had been cleared of the enemy,
 Apparently caught of guard by the powerful assault launched be- hind an unparalleled air, ground and sea b0mbardment. R0mnel was unable to bring his Blassed, arnn0F into play until the British 2nd Army already had broken through to ideal tank terrain south and east of Caen and some ii5 miles west of Paris.
 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenh0wer's eJth e0lnmunique of the invasion said Rommei nov vas counter. at- faeking desperately ''in an attempt t0 block the breach made in Ger, man positions iD this area" Rommel had possibly seven panzer diyisl- 0ns-l 300 tanks at full strength around caen, but most Of them had been dTagp of to the southwest by Montg0lpery's dtyeFslonary attacks
 On the American half Of the Nor, mandy front, Ut. Gen. Omar N. BFadieys lst Army finally cleared enemy suicide squads" of machine, glllneFs,, mortar crews and snlpers From the ruins Of St, L0, 32 miles west Of Caen, and cut the Gt. To, PeFleFS highway, breaking the back Of the enemy line il this sector.
 RFAmRns W HAmsall FF,aikAA KA~as. War Correspondent with the AnaeEs leans, said the Germans had made 2 withdrawal Of one to two miles along wide front stretching from st, ID beyond PeTieFs and the BFitv isb breakthrongb beyond caen may force the enemy t0 retreat snu farther to protect their eommunlea' li0TN,
 Weather reports Grem Normandy tOld 0f heavy clouds this morning which may reduce aiR support tor llls British and Canadians beyond caen,
 Ronald Clark, United Press War 20 respondent st the British front, Astimated tbat American and British planes had dropped a record b4000 t0ns og l0ekvbusteFk, slnelleF eyT pl0slyes and apHspeFsopnel h0mhs pn German strong points and other EeFgete around caen during deylighs More Rhap s.aoO bambsrs dropped over half the total tonnage in thFee |l0gFswe 10 q a, m,rwyesfeyaay, pull YeTlziag enemy strong points lp q I nilarsQnaEe afea on Q kelNlv pirele around GaaD @ preparation leg the tank end infantry bFssk' through,
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 Whlle the Germans stu were pas Tnlvxe9 from the bsii Of steel and explosives, British end Canadian taTsks and infantry sent lover shf tep'', Some struck out from tne bylaeeilead oD Ihe east bank ef tlle OFne east ef caen, while eillerl eraased the 0Fne River s0utbwar0 into BauboFg Do VAileella6 over three hgiAees secretly eong1gNefe0 ealy