Late War-News GUNS AND PLANES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 238, 5 July 1944, Page 6

Late War-News GUNS AND PLANES

Mighty Pounding Of Carpiquet ATTACK WATCHED (By Telegrnpli.—Press Assn.-Copyright.) (Received .Inly 5, 1.25 a.tn.) LONDON. .Inly 4. Reuter's correspondent with the Canadians says: "This inorniug- 1 have watched the Canadian . infantry and tanks, backed (by a mighty saturation barrage from naval and land gnus and from the air, drive against, the heavilyfortified enemy strongpoint of Carpiquet, which has been a thorn In the Allied side. . “’The Allied guns drum with a steady rhythm as they beat up their objectives, end rocket-firing Typhoons dive like black meteors right on Io the German positions, blasting them at point-plank range. German guns and mortars are hitting back against, the Canadians,. particularly those fighting ’for the airlielu. The fighting is far from over, and German cpunter-blows against Carpiquet can be expected.” . , The Germans had a number ol guns atm tank's in Carpiquet, but. as the Camidians closed in from two sides most of the enemy pulled out under cover of a smokescreen, reports the Exchange graph Agency's corespondent. The Canadians encountered some machinegun am. mortar lire but soon cleared out the Germans who attempted to form a rearguard in the town. The Germans are reported to have ploughed up the airlielu, but are holding it strongly.

' Unlucky June Weather. The weather from June 6 to June 3<> was worse for unloading operations on the Normandy beaches than any other June since 1928, said a spokesman at the Allied headquarters. The most unfavourable condition for unloading is . a moderate to strong onshore wind, which makes operations difficult and dangerous. Such a'wind prevailed for nine days of the first 25 days of the invasion, compared with an average ofotir days during the 12 years before the war and seven in the worst two years Of that period, namely. 1929 and 1933. Tim sky over the Straits of Dover this morning showed a tendency to clear. The sea was smooth. . Mosquitoes of the Second Tactienl Air Force last night bombed and strafed trains and road vehicles in brilliant moonlight. spreading havoc among the German rear lines of communication south of Paris. One pilot when attacking a train that was travelling very fast .made certain of his quarry with two bombing and five strafing attacks. Another pilot got four trains.