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  2. THRUST TOWARDS PARIS

    London, Aug. 16.—A Berlin High Command communique states: "Enemy forces pushing eastward from Alencon engaged in hard fighting against our security forces in the Chartres-Dreux region." The German radio, detailing the Allied thrust towards Paris ...

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  3. ALLIED DRIVE

    London, Aug. 16.—To-day's communique from A.E.F. headquarters states:—"Allied troops are in the outskirts of Falaise and dominate ...

    Article : 235 words
  4. SOUTHERN FRANCE

    London, Aug. 16.—"An unqualified success" is the term which may justifiably be used on the basis of the official and semi-official information available so far, to describe the great Allied assault against Southern France," says Reuter's correspondent at ...

    Article : 373 words
  5. THE LANDING

    London, Aug. 16.—The delayed despatches from correspondents with the invasion forces in the south of France are now beginning ...

    Article : 319 words
  6. THE AIR WAR

    London, Aug. 16.—An A.E.F. headquarters report states: "A massive force of Allied heavy bombers was thrown against the ...

    Article : 326 words
  7. NAZI SEVENTH ARMY

    London, Aug. 16.—"The Allied land and air forces are still in the process of winning a major victory in around and over the ...

    Article : 416 words
  8. Excitement in Paris

    London, Aug. 15.—"Paris grew red-hot with excitement as the news spread like wildfire that the Allies had invaded Southern ...

    Article : 207 words
  9. ALL GOING WELL

    London, Aug. 15.—"An army of many thousands of Americans was well into Southern France this afternoon and going ahead fast," ...

    Article : 505 words
  10. Air Force Operations

    London, Aug. 15.—The pilots of Lightnings sweeping the Southern France invasion beaches late to-day encountered the first German ...

    Article : 195 words
  11. Smashing Air Support

    London, Aug. 16.—Reuter's correspondent at the advanced headquarters says that Mediterranean Air Force Wellingtons, Liberators ...

    Article : 129 words
  12. German War Factories

    London, Aug. 16.—It is officially stated that more than 1000 Eighth Air Force heavy bombers, under a very strong fighter escort, to-day ...

    Article : 59 words
  13. German Admissions

    London, Aug. 16.—A Berlin communique, after referring to Chartres and Dreux, goes on:—"Grim fighting is raging in Normandy ...

    Article : 146 words
  14. FALAISE POCKET

    London, Aug. 15.—"Half of Von Kluge's army which was inside the Falaise-Argentan pocket is now believed to have escaped, but the ...

    Article : 312 words
  15. More Flying Bombs

    London, Aug. 16.—For a short period around midnight and just before dawn, the enemy sent flying bombs over the southern counties ...

    Article : 90 words
  16. French Partisans

    London, Aug. 16.—The Associated Press correspondent in Berne states that the newspaper "La Suisse," quoting French frontier ...

    Article : 136 words
  17. AMERICAN BLITZ

    London, Aug. 15.—"Nothing seems to halt this American blitzkrieg," states the "Times" correspondent with the American forces. "Its ...

    Article : 250 words
  18. Beachhead Extended

    London, Aug. 16.—A special announcement from Allied headquarters in the Mediterranean states: "The beachhead in Southern ...

    Article : 136 words
  19. Panzers Badly Battered

    London, Aug. 15.—"The Germans are getting some of their crack panzer groups out of the Falaise trap. They are badly ...

    Article : 208 words
  20. Twelfth Army Group

    London, Aug. 16.—It was officially stated at the A.E.F. headquarters that General Bradley's appointment as commander of the ...

    Article : 119 words
  21. Seamen's Ordeal

    London, Aug. 15.—Greaser William Best, of Wells street, Port Adelaide, is among the two greasers and two seamen awarded the ...

    Article : 131 words
  22. Two Islands Captured

    London, Aug. 16.—Reuter's correspondent at Allied headquarters says that the islands of Port Cros and Levant, a short distance south ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. Tanks and Field Guns

    London, Aug. 16.—The Algiers radio says that hundreds of Allied heavy tanks and field guns are already in action in the south of ...

    Article : 66 words
  24. Russian Women Rescued

    London, Aug. 16.—"Over 250 Russian women, aged from 16 to 75, whom the Germans had conscripted into a labour battalion, were ...

    Article : 153 words
  25. British Invention

    London, Aug. 16.—British fighters are destroying nearly twice as many Luftwaffe planes as they were six months ago as the result ...

    Article : 207 words
  26. Escape Gap Reduced

    London, Aug. 15.—"The Canadians, bursting through the last gun screen north of Falaise to within a mile of the town, to-night ...

    Article : 273 words
  27. Battle for Falaise

    London, Aug. 16.—A Reuter's despatch from outside Falaise at 9.30 this morning, said: "In a surprise attack from the north-west ...

    Article : 173 words
  28. German Reports

    London, Aug. 16.—The German Overseas Agency last night stated: "Allied naval fire now extends over the whole length of coast from ...

    Article : 76 words
  29. Naval Co-operation

    London, Aug. 16.—Reuter's correspondent at advanced Allied headquarters reports:—"A Mediterranean naval communique issued ...

    Article : 99 words
  30. Airman's Report

    London, Aug. 15.—A correspondent who flew with the airborne troops over the southern coast of France said:—"We did not have a ...

    Article : 161 words
  31. The News in Russia

    London, Aug. 15.—The Exchange Telegraph Agency's correspondent in Moscow says:—"The Moscow radio in its 6 p.m. news bulletin ...

    Article : 56 words
  32. Misdirected Bombs

    London, Aug. 15.—Reuter's correspondent with the Canadians says that a considerable weight of the bombs dropped north of Falaise ...

    Article : 88 words
  33. Mr. Churchill Close Up

    London, Aug. 15.—Mr. Churchill visited the British troops just before they left for the invasion of Southern France, states the British ...

    Article : 120 words
  34. French Co-operation

    London, Aug. 15.—French circles in London consider that the Maquis will be able to give more direct aid to the Allies in ...

    Article : 65 words
  35. Harbour Works Blown Up

    London, Aug. 16.—The German Overseas Newsagency says:—"We have blown up the harbour works at Nice, Cannes and St. Tropez ...

    Article : 39 words
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