June 24, 1944; GERMAN TROOPS READY TO SURRENDER:

THIS WAS REPORTED TODAY, JUNE 24, 1944:

Allied Supreme Headquarters,

London, June 24—

American shock troops broke through the outer German . defenses of Cherbourg today and drove within a little more than a mile of. the city limits a front dispatch reported, adding that the fall of the city was considered imminent.

 Moscow, June 24—Red armies, clamping a siege arc two-thirds of the way around the White Russia fortress of Vitebsk, drove toward a junction today in the first. phase of an offensive on the same route that another Russian army took to Berlin 184 yours ago.

Rome, June 24 — American armored forces drove six miles through German mountain positions inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea and captured Roceuslradu,

threatening the flank of Nazi forces fighting a strong delaying action around Lake Transimeno to the east, it was announced today.

Southeast Asia Headquarters,

Kandy, Ceylon, June 24—

 Allied troops,, battering the Japs back through India and northern Burma,

captured 13 pieces of enemy artillery in recent fighting, a communique

announced today.

 

EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1944.

GERMAN CONVOY WRECKED

TRYING TO

ESCAPE PORT

Allied Headquarters Reports

Today That Yank Troops

Making Slow But Steady

Progress In Drive.

GERMAN TROOPS ARE

READY TO SURRENDER

Great Fleets of Allied Bombers

Raid France—Railway

Centers, Airfields, Bridges

Hit Hard.

Allied Supreme Headquarters,

London, June 24—

American shock troops broke through the outer German . defenses of Cherbourg today and drove within a little more than a mile of. the city limits a front dispatch reported, adding that the fall of the city was considered imminent.

One Infantry unit attacking from the south reached heights overlooking

Cherbourg with only slight enemy resistance.

The German defenses were undergoing a saturation bombing at 8 a. m., creating a virtual earthquake.

German troops were surrendering by the hundreds, and duringthe night they offered little artillery and small arms fire to impede the American advance lo the heights.

RED ARMY CUTS OFF

NAZI MAIN

 ESCAPE ROUTE

Railways Radiating From

City of Vitebsk Were Severed

During First

Hours of Fighting

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24 JAP CARRIER SUNK

BY U. S. SUB—REPORT

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'American Fifth Army Above

Rome Gains Another Six

Miles — Allies Take Big

Guns In Burma.

Moscow, June 24—Red armies, clamping a siege arc two-thirds of the way around the White Russia fortress of Vitebsk, drove toward a junction today in the first. phase of an offensive on the same route that another Russian army took to Berlin 184 yours ago.

The enemy's last reinforcement and escape railways radiating from Vitebsk were cut yesterday in the first 24 hours of the offensive, which carried through powerful

fortifications both northwest ami southeast of the city and liberated more than 150 towns and villages.

Pearl Harbor, June 24 –

Japan Is facing the big United States offensive the Pacific war with five of

It’s aircraft carriers disabled and at least two of them probably sunk.

Adding to the destruction inflicted by the U. S. forces Monday, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz disclosed one of Japan's largest and newest aircraft carriers, of the 20,000-ton Shokaltu class, probably was sunk Sunday by an American submarine which sent three torpedoes into the flattop,

Rome, June 24 — American armored forces drove six miles through German mountain positions inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea and captured Roceuslradu,

threatening the flank of Nazi forces fighting a strong delaying action around Lake Transimeno to the east, it was announced today.

The seizure of Roccastrad.i by the American forces pushing up Highway 75 opened the way to the road junction of Siena, 23 miles to the north and only 32 miles below Florence, the next major objective.

Southeast Asia Headquarters,

Kandy, Ceylon, June 24—

 Allied troops,, battering the Japs back through India and northern Burma,

captured 13 pieces of enemy artillery in recent fighting, a communique

announced today. The bulk of the artillery was

taken by British under Lt, Gen. William Sims in the Manipur hills when they re-opened land communications yesterday between Imphal and Kohimo,

Lt. Gen. Stilwell's Chinese Chinese troops driving down the Hukang and

Mogaung valleys, seized a 150-mm rifle, believed to be the last of the Jap big guns In northern Burma. Two others were captured by the Chinese last week.

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