9-6-1944. 6.= pm. Wardell
Progress in Normandy goes on in all sectors.
British and Canadian troops are fighting
hard for Caen. Americans are extending
their bridgehead south of the Cherbourg peninsula.
12000 pounders were dropped. Advance in the
Adriatic sector. The Germans say they left a place
12 miles north of Civitavecchia. Targets in the
Munich area were bombed today. Milk allowance
will go down but there will be extra sugar for
jam making.
Allied troops continue to make progress in all
sectors and landings continue on all beaches.
The phase of the consolidation of the foothold is
still in progress. Enemy reserves are in action
on all fronts. 10 German divisions are in action.
The position is that in the Eastern sector on the
Allied left the British 6th Airborne Division is
well established. Heavy fighting takes place for
Caen. Further West there is a firm line round
Bayeux. On the Allied right flank the Americans
are enlarging their bridgehead and fighting round
Sainte-Mère-Église. Allied naval support ensured
the safe arrival and landings in the beachhead.
Merchant convoys are arriving. German
batteries still in action were silenced by
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