The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-29
Caen Tank Battle VERY Violent
Attacks
by Germans
Beaten
tBy the Associated Press


Tanks fought headon within
sight of Caen today in a violent,
fluid battle OF armor and men
southwest OF the half surrounded
French city while other British
forces smashed forward frontally
from the north and northwest. The
Russians drove within 81 miles OF
Minsk.
The Germans threw the bulk OF
their 18th and 18th Armies into
the battle for Caen. Nine counter
attacks were beaten down In rapid
succession two to four miles
southwest OF the inland port l20
miles from Paris. A British stag
officer said lit is a big operation,
very successful and very difficult.
Montgomery determined troops
widened breaches in the shattered
Odon River defenses in their all
out offensive for the city OF $1,000.
hub OF eight highways and five
railroads.
Murderous Barrsee
thousands OF shells in a murderous
barrage; great fleets OF Allied war
planes hacked so successfully at
enemy reinforcements that a staff
officer said German movement on
the roads is being. slaughtered"
The Germans said Montgomery was
attacking on a 17-mile front and
that Nazi lines were penetrated in
woods southwest OF Caen. The
fighting frequently was hand to
hand. The enemy used $50 tanks
yesterday in one phase OF the com
bat, perhaps the heaviest OF the in
vasion
Americans stamped out the last
opposition on the Cherbourg Pen
insula save for 1000 disorganized,
suicidal Nazis on Cap de la Hague
TO the west OF the recuperating
port. Since D-Day, the CTS have
Gagged 2S,s49 prisoners,
Fall TO Russisno
Mogilev. Lapel and Osipovlchi all
fell to the great Russian offensive
clutching like fingers OF an iron
Paw for Minsk. 1875 miles from
East Prussia German prisoners
and dead in the offensive approach
ed 100000 in less than weez;
5000 square miles OF White Rus
STA were captured; 5000 localities
we're set free, Moscow said. The
fall OF Mogilev gave the Russians
complete control OF the Leningrad-
Odessa railroad, greatest north
south route in all Russia.
The Fifth Army in Italy advanc-
ed FIVE miles. capturing Castasne-
to. 25 miles below Livorno. from
the Germans showing signs or
confusion" An inland column
struck within a dozen miles OF
Medieval Siens, 81 miles south OF
Florence.
British Mosquitoes bombed Saar-
bruck again and an oil plant north
! OF Essen without loss. Heavy Al
lied bombers during the nigh,
struck Metz, Nancy and Blainvlle
/ in eastern France In all opera
| lions from Britain and Italy yester-
dac. 50 Na7i planes were destroy
ed at the cost OF 80. Robot bombs
still pla:.ued England.
New Batsan
Twenty thousand Japanese
troops facing a Bataan OF their
own are battling with fury and
stealth to stem advancing Ameri-
can forces slowly wedging their
into the northern neck OF rugged
Saipan.
Tokyo do balanced an admis-
sion the Saipan invasion had
brought the war to "A very serious
| stage" with claim Japanese
forces in China had seized the main
airdrome at Hengyang.
Admittedly the Saipan fighting
was as rough as anything yet en-
/ countered in the Pacific.
A second trap was closing on
thousands OF Nip troops falling
back on Wewak. New Guinea coast
al base. Australians advanced 80
miles in 20 days from the south
east and another Allied force push