France Invaded: Allied Troops Launch Mighty Offensive
Philadelphia Inquirer (Final) – June 6, 1944
We Crack West Wall, Secure Big Beachheads
Binghamton Press, New York
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D-Day: Invasion Starts – Allied Troops Smash Ashore on North Coast of France
The Shreveport Times (Extra)
Allies Invade Northern France
4000 ships supported by force of 11,000 planes / Beachheads won; Gains inland
St Louis Post-Dispatch (Final) – June 6, 1944
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France Invaded
Allied Troops Land in Great Strength on North Coast; Battle for Beachheads
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky (Invasion Extra) – June 6, 1944
D-Day: Allies Hold French Beachheads; First Troops Slash Way Inland
Decatur Herald (8am Extra)
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Allies Advance into France
Nazi resistance to landing less than anticipated
Minneapolis Star Journal – June 6, 1944
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Allies Pursue Shattered Nazi Armies
Wilmington (Delaware) Morning News
D-Day: Allies Gain Hold in France – Smash Through West Wall
Oakland Tribune – June 6, 1944
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Invasion: Allies Land in France, Smash Ahead; Fleet, Planes, Chutists Battling Nazis
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Invaders Drive 10 Miles into Nazis’ Coastal Wall
The Pittsburgh Press (Final Edition) – June 6, 1944
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D-Day: Germans Say Allied Troops Pouring Ashore on Normandy Peninsula and at Le Havre
The Shreveport Times (Louisiana)
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Invasion On: Crusade to Free Europe Begins in North France
Great Falls Tribune, Montana
Allied Troops Invading Continent Land on North Coast of France
The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut (Extra) – June 6, 1944
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Invasion Starts: US Paratroops, Infantry in Action on French Coast
Honolulu Advertiser (Extra)
Allied Troops Battering Way Inland; Casualties are Light
Muncie Evening Press, Indiana (Extra)
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Invasion is Under Way: Allied Troops Land in France
Muncie Evening Press (Extra) – June 6, 1944
The Allies today sent their invading forces against Adolf Hitler’s occupied Europe.
The long-awaited invasion was announced by General Dwight Eisenhower with the promise that the high command would accept nothing short of victory.
D-Day: Invasion Going Well with Beachheads Established
Corsicana, Texas Daily Sun
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Allies Land in France
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (Extra)
D-Day: Allies Win Beachheads in Invasion of France
Asbury Park (New Jersey) Evening Press (Final)
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‘Invasion Underway!’ Germans Broadcast; Landings in France
Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi – June 6, 1944
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