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were particularly affected. The German News
Agency said later Allied landing craft
and other light warships have been seen
between the Seine estuary and the Eastern
coast of Normandy. Anglo American
parachutists are being dropped from
numerous aircraft on the Northern
hip of the Normandy peninsula.
The spokesman of the Allied Supreme
Command in his broadcast this
morning said a warning will be
given in advance where ever possible
to towns in which certain objectives
will be intensively bombed. The German
News Agency in a further flash said
strong bomber formations attacked
the Calais and Dunkirk area coinciding
with the Anglo American
invasion. The German air defenses
immediately went into action. No
Allied landings have so far been
reported at these points. RAF bombers
went out from Britain in strength
last night to continue their attacks
on German occupied territory.
These operations followed all day.
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