THE first Allied landings were made on the French coast between 6 am and 8.15 am after mine-sweepers had cleared the channels of what has been described the greatest concentration of mines ever encountered. While the mine-sweepers were at work hundreds of aircraft ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 588 wordsBRITISH Fleet units, supported by American battleships, poured tons of explosives into coastal batteries and defence positions while obstacles were cleared at the chosen landing places for the invasion of France today. Although the heavy air bombing of the coast was on schedule, it was the Navy's day. All types of its craft were in action, including United States coastguard ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 559 words"THE tide has turned—the free men of the world are marching to victory," said the Supreme Allied Commander (Gen Eisenhower), in an order of the day to his men before they began the assault. ...
Article : 329 wordsA FIVE-COLUMN photograph taken from the air and published in the "Star" shows part of the huge armada ...
Article : 83 wordsJOHN HETHERINGTON, one of Australia's foremost war correspondents, now in England, will write invasion articles exclusively for "The Mercury" ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 7 Jun 1944, Page 2
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