16/6/1944. 9.= am
In Normandy American troops have taken
the little town of Quinéville on the East coast
of the Cherbourg peninsula while further South
other American forces have pushes forward
on a 10 mile front and were last reported
about halfway across the peninsula.
The Germans have reacted fiercely to this thrust
which is taking place to the northwest of Carentan.
They have also put in more counterattacks
with strong tank forces further East between
Caumont and Tilly. In this sector British
with close air support have slung the
enemy back. Our gunners fired over open
sights sometimes at only 400 yards range and
German infantry charging up grassy hill sides
towards our positions suffered heavy
casualties. Meanwhile convoys of merchant
ships are pouring men, stores and equipment
into our beachhead. Our correspondents
at Supreme Allied Headquarters say we
now laid the foundation for large scale
operations. Allied aircraft were out in
great strength again yesterday. More than
1300 American heavy bombers went for
a wide range of targets including airfields
in the Bordeaux area and some in Germany.
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