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June 15, 1944
This Is the Way It Happened
Awaited 'Second Front'
Spells Liberation for Many
Occupied European Countries
I 'Goo Luck'I
Bombs are happily sped on their
way on "D-Day.'"
'D'-Day Tests
Allies' 4 Years
Nazi sources first broke the story, announcing that naval units were
• heHing Le Havre, France, and that landing craft were nearing the
~shores. Landing attempts, general along the English channel coast, fol. z sD]-nn'n
lowed in reality the arrowed diagram of planes and ships from England
4_
to France ........ r The most daring undertak-
Light broadened on the horizon... Thousands of planes ing in military history--the
blotted out the pale sky as their wings carried them onward Allied invasion of western
Europe---came as the result
to the thunder of their engines . . . Below, more than 6,000 of four years of complex, me-
zhips of all types moved in a massovertheEnglish channel.., thodical planning on the part
Short moments later, hundreds o{ paratroopers tumbled
from the planes and the sky over French Normandy was of United Nation's military
leaders.
filled with the little white billows of their 'chutes; big battle-
ships opened up a quaking fire on the French coast, and then It was just after the "mira-
landing Vessels poked their snub-noses onto the sandy beaches cle of 'Dunkirk," when Brit-
ain's army in France was res-
and U. S. and British troops poured~ cued from almost certain
ashore, with tanks and other equip- the last rugged peaks of the Ap~n destruction, that Allied mill-
unloaded behind them. nines for a natural defense.
The invasion of Europe was on, Although German Marshal Albe~ tary leaders began planning
the second front had been estab- Kesselririg ma6aged to pull the bult for a return trip. Observers
!i~d! ~- ~,~~.. of his forces out of the trap Alliec recall that excdpt ~or that al-
~rTh'~did June 6, 1944, go down t~ - ~ .......... !
Com~'~ander Gem Harold Alexan l m~t Un-~be~$~'a~l~ e~v-acu-a"
illstory as the date on which the der had set by attacking at Cassin( tion, Britain might have fallen
democratic powers of U. S, and Brit- to the south and then later at Anzk in the months tl~t passed. Dun- 1
~in challenged Adotf "Hitler's "New at the enemy's back to the north kirk was one of t~e ~t ~'~!
Order" ~n Iris own battlegrounds of west, the vigor of the U. S. and Brit of military history, with 337,000 men
'Western Europe, the mighty gate to ish drive resulted in the infliction e~ rescued from that little 7rt city in
the Nazis continental fortress, or- heavy casualties. - ] ~h'e ~ce of-terrible o~ds
~anized under dominion of the Ger- Not only was a high toll taken oi During the months that followed,
•nan wehrmaeht. German troops in the line and el Britain was forced to content her-
Taking place 80 miles across the the~ir rearguards putting up a des. self with a superbly courageous de-
qeharinel from England, the first A1- perate delaying action, but Allied lense of her home islands against
lied landings were made between the war planes ranging over the ene the Nazi blit~ from the air. The
~'eat ports of Le Havre and Cher- roy's route of retreat shot up hun, blood, sweat and tears promised by
bourg on the French coast, while dreds of vehicles wheeling Nazi sol. Prime Minister Churchill proved a
masses of planes and ships bum- diers and equipment to the north true prophecy, England' suffered
barded Dieppe, AbbevLlle and Bou- Because of their refusal to bloody blows. The crescendo of the
lo~Lne, farther to the east. send more troops into Italy and battle was reached in September,
~rom the start, the invasion was thus draw upon their precious 1940, Although air attacks con-
tt fight to the finish, with German reserves for the invasion from tinued, it was then the Germans
and E-boats attacking the west, the German high corn- realized their aerial losses were
huge Allied fleet off the French mand was compelled to murren- greater than the results warranted.
German reservists concen- tier Rome and the boot of the Although the story has never been
~ated behind the lines for emer- big peninsula ...... :~:,-~o',%~. told in i~ entirety, it was then, too,
lency service, rushed forward to SOFTENED UP .... ~,~ =~4,~.~ that a hastily planned Nazi invasion
S. and British paratroopers Important factor in the Allies" ~ Britain was choked, Fragments
g from the skies, and to lan~din~[~ on the French channel of n~w-s t-01"d-bo-~ hun--~red~o'f--G'~-
Allied armored units press- coast" was~he-prolonged bombard, man invasion boats had been locat-
inland with tanks, ment of enemy positions within the ed and sunk by the Royal Air force.
In the thunderous crescendo of whole area by fleets of thousands o1 That, more than anything, proved
~e early fighting, the Allies pone- U. S. and British war-planes of aE to the British that an invasion must
~atecl from seven to ten miles in- types, from flashy fighter-bomber| be carefully, methodically planned
and reinforcements were put to the more ponderous Flying For, to the most minute detail.
~shore {o support the attack, tresses and Lancasters. Then the Commandos were organ-
Under supreme command of U.S. Fortifications, airfields, railroads ized under Lord Mountbatten. All
Dwight D. Eisenhower, with power stations--everything of us( through the next year they devel-
Gen. Bernard L. Montgom- to the Nazis in the defense again$ oped their own techniques by hit-
in charge of ground troops and the invasion came under the bomb and-run raids against enemy-held
Adm. Bertram Home Ram- sights of Allied airmen, coastal areas. The damage they did
leading the naval forces. U.S. By hammering at railroad managed to keep the Nazis in a con-
British fighting men spearhead- lines, the Allied command stant state of alertness.
the invasion, receiving support sought to disrupt the transport Then came the Japanese attack on
smaller units of Norwegians, of troops and supplies to the Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941.
Dutch, French and Greeks. areas where landings might be Britain had gained a powerful ally.
As the Allies secured beachheads made. Not only did Vichy's col- It marked the beginning of the end
the French coast and thrust in- laboratlonisis plead with French for the Axis powers.
~nd toward Paris, German forces engineers to stay at the throt- American troops landed in North-
vigorously under ties in the face of the severe ern Ireland in January, 1942. Plans
Field Marshal yon bombardments, but the Ger- for the invasion were shaping up.
and storied Erwin Rum- marts even rushed key transport It was only a question of time.
~lel. Adolf Hitler, himself, report- squads to kelp in keeping open Three months later American and
rushed to the invasion area the battered rail communica- British troops invaded French North
over the enemy's mill- tions, Africa. The landings, carefully
directolate. Thus was the invasion launche~ planned and perfectly timed, were
Speaking in Britain's house of only after the most careful and thor. brilliantly successful. It was here
after the invasion got un- ough destruction of essential el~ that an inexperienced American
way, Prime Minister Winston ments in the enemy's defenses, l army got its baptism of fire. It
declared that the landing FORTRESS BARRIERS learned the caliber of the foe, find-
were supported by 11,000 Despite the ex~avagantpropagan, ing that the Germans were stub-
aircraft, available for use da of Hitler's "Atlantic Wall," th{ born, brave opponents.
particularly critical sector. Nazis reportedly have taken n¢ In May, 1943, the Americans, Brit-
• • * chances on putting all of their chipt ish and Fighting French eliminated
Allies' invasion came after on it; on the contrary, not onl~ the Nazis from Africa. Then fol-
victorious assault on ROme and have they spoken of the neeessit~ lowed the invasion of Sicily. It was
of intensive aerial bombard- of launching decisive counter, a surprise assault and resulted in
to wreck enemy corn- attacks against the invading forces, victory in 38 days. The Sicilian cam-
s, defenses and industry but theY also have constructed de. paign marked the highest point to
west. lenses as far back as the Germax that time in Allied cooperation.
the full weight of the frontier. But they still operated with sepa-
S. Fifth and British Eighth dr- In constructing these defenses fax "rate armies, navies and air forces.
the Germans in the Italian to the rear of the English chaxmel~ Complete integration was tropes-
the Allies successfully tied the once-masters of the "blitz" have sible.
an estimated 25 divisions, or recognized the full weight which Su. Then came the invasion of Italy.
300,000 Nazis, in that country, preme Commander Gem Eisenhow. A mixed British-American army
than calt upon additional er will be able to throw at them. A~ stormed the Salerno beaches on Sop-
to stem the Allies' deter- a result, not only have they built tember 9. The landing was success-
Italy, the Nazi high strong fortifications of concrete and ful because of the smooth combi-
decided on a laborious re- steel for miles back of the French nation of air, sea and land forces.
the mountainous peninsula coast, but they have also converted British and American air superior-
north, where they could elimi- the auce heralded Maginot line int© ity was never questioned. Naval
constant threat of landings a defensive bastion, to support theiz units of both nations landed men and
their rear and yet fall back upon own famed Seigfried or "west walL" equipment and kept them supplied.
During all these operations, plans
Are Our Leaders in Battle for the invasioo were gong oheadl
• • • in England. Nazi propagandists
boasted of their fortress, all the
are "thumbnail" biographies Air Chief Marshal Sir Axtlmr Tea. while admitting that invasion was
Allied invasion leaders: der, 52, wounded infantryman ot inevitable.
World War I, who successfully corK. (.The battle of the Atlantic shipping
• * • manded Middle East and Allied Med. lanes had been won. Submarine~
~. Dwight David Eisenhower, iterranean air forces, is deputy su, were still a menace, but the grave
of all Al- preme Allied commander, threat had been removed. Huge
convoys of men and war materiel
led the successful opera- . . .
, Sicily and Italy. moved to Great Britain with losses
born in Texas but reared in Lieut. Gen. Sames H. ("Jimmy") at a minimum.
In two years be rose from Dooli~tle, 47, "the man who bombed Air attacks on Germany and on
colonel to • full general, Tokyo," is in command of the U.S. the coast of France were stepped
to,-man for the invasion. Eighth air force, uP aLrnost beyond bali~
THE GOLDEN VALLEY NEWS
GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ....
....... S~upreme _.-----Allied. Commander. ..... ~:, : ~ :.~
(WASHINGTON, D. C., VIA troops embark
for the kick-off. Photo shows American troops as they embarked for
.'he invasion of Hitler's Eurepe m~'D-Day. (Signal Corps Radio Telephoto).
Deputy Commander
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR
ARTHUR TEDDER
Briton who turned to the air
being wounded as infantryman in
~orld War I.
Ground Force Chief
LIEUT. GEN. OMAR NELSON
BRADLEY
Missouri born, quiet-mannered
Bradley was the hero el the American
v/ctory at Bizerte. His job is to lead
his men from the channel to Berlin.
Allied Promise
Shown above are the six most likely invasion routes as seen by
~lied military strategists. Initial German reports put the invasion
~ront opposite the south England coast, centering around the Seine river
vstuary and the Seine bay, about 80 miles from the British side across
the English channel, along a stretch of about 75 miles of the French coast.
GERMANY
Although France was the find
country to feel the impact of Allied
strength, United Nations' leaders
promised to strike through Norway
and the lowlands in their war fo~
liberation.
¢
The area indicated in white on the above map iz the Nazi defense zone. Cdntlnued bombing of key
cemmunicatlon~ lines complicated the enemy's translmrtatlon problems and the past months of hammerin~
st the Germ~m Luftwaffe so weakened that unit that the A~lied air force dictated terms on which they should
meet. Several weeks ago it was reported that Field Ms.hal Erwin Rommel had moved approximately
qm~rter of a millkm men to that area.
PAGE~
Miss Marlyls Lutts sl~at
weekend at the Bert Hudson home,
There will be a week of
school at OUie, beginning June 1~
Archle Slater was a supper g~
at the Joe Baker home Tuesday.
Miss Nellie McKay Of Bak~
spent the week at the Nm2na~
Rost home.
Mrs. Victor Berg and dau~hte~
of.Baker are visiting at the
Shepherd home.
Mr, and Mrs. Carl Sllper
son have moved into the house b~
longing to Chas. Shepherd, s0ut~
of the post office.
Mrs. Claud Baker, Mr. and M~
Clinton Baker and Mrs. Joe Baker
and Joan spent the day at Glendlv~
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Schoub0$
and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Schoubo~
were dinner gu_ests at the Frank
Schouboe home at Golva.
Mrs. W. W. Lutts returned to th~
Carl Rose home Sunday afte~
spending the past two weeks a~
the Otis Lutts home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rose and fam-
ily and Jack McLaren were
guests at the Ronald Schoubo~
home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wang and~
Allen and Mrs. E. Wang of Baker
left Sunday to visit relatives a~t
Holley, Minn. Mr. Wang also I~
business in Fargo.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baker and[
Joan, Clyde Dietsman and Jan~
and Mr. and Mrs. G. Addey Of
Toma, Wis. were dinner guests at
the Charles Nelson home Sunday,
A large number of people ~rom
here attended the memorial servi~
at Beach Sunday in memory of
Captain Floyd N. Rlchert, who Waa
recently killed in ~land.
T-Sgt. Ernest Hanson of Cam~
Roberts, Calif. spent the past wee~
at the Lawrence" Morrison hom~
and visiting Other friends In th~
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. ~t. E. Morrison and
Mrs. Lawrence Morrison an~
daughter motored to B~ Thura-
day afternoon, where the baby
a medical checkup. ,--~-
Miss Rosemary Ulvin had th&
misfortune of falling from a swl~
Saturday morning and having he~
arm broken. She was taken t~
Baker for medical attention and le
getting along O. K.
The Misses Marie Ruhrer and
Marlyn Mathews of Glendlve wer~
overnight guests of Miss Cleo Bake~
Sunday. Monday the three wen|
to Carlyle, where they will Sl~l~
the week conducting Bible school.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Muloher
axe the proud parents of a baby
girl bern Thursday at, the ~a(~
hospital. She has been nanm~
Linda Kay. Mother and daugh|~a'
are getting along nicely.
?~Irs. Percy Bryson
afternoon from Beach
~Beach, Calif. She received WO~
: that morning that her mother, Mrs.
I ~ramer, who lives there, is crltl~all~
~11 .... .~
Miss Oleo Baker and Miss ~.,
barth taught Bible school at Alpll~
du~'h~8 the past week, Rev, ~._~,
::.~rs. W'etzel went to Alpha ~t~'J
d.~y co attend the concluding Pro~
gram. and brought Oleo home.
Clii~orct Peach had l~Is sho~l(~f
Lioken ~H ~t¢~ pla~e~, caused
a fall from a
Murril ROSL is
Baker with a
of his leg,
go~ off a bucking
Tl~e Misses Rosemary and
Jane Ulvtn of MOorhead, Mira1.
came Friday to visit at the Erni~
S~axk and Bert Hudson h~.
Mrs. Ernie Stark, Mrs. era Stark
and Mrs. Bert HUdson and DoIore~
nmtored to Beach to meet them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Wiley and sin%
of Wyola, and Stanley and Mar..
'jorie Nelson visited at the Jo~
Baker home Monday evening. ~.
and Mrs. Wiley were overnight
guests at the C, O. Nelson home
that night, returning home on
Tuesday.
A free rodeo was given in Ollie
Saturday afternoon by Murrll R~
Dick Beach and Harvey Rest, who~
expect to leave for the army SOOn,
A fine show was put on with plenty
of horse and steer bucking. A
large crowd attend.ed and a lunch
was given at supper. In the eve-.
ning a dance was held at the hall.
and everyone had a good time.
Miss Flora Rose, daughter of ~.
and Mrs. Carl ROSe, became tim
bride of Jack N. McLaren, oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs, J, H. McLare~
of Dillon, Mont. The wedding took
place at the St. James p~ at
Dillon with the Rev. Lewis I~
Smith reading the marriage VOW~
Mrs. D.
Coleman stood up
and
attended
away.