INCREASE IN AERIAL ATTACKS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 239, 6 July 1944, Page 6

INCREASE IN AERIAL ATTACKS

France’s Communications I deceived July <>, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. “The Allied advance southward'in the Contentin (Cherbourg) Peninsula has made further progress during the day. particularly in the vicinity of Strem’.v < )esl,'Hides and I’lancheland,” says today's Allied communique. “Our - troops west and north of Le Haye du Puits are now within four miles of the town. A small gain was also made south-east of St. .lores. Tiie Allies in the Caen area were engaged in tierce fighting south of Cnpriquet. _ ‘•Their was a considerable increase in air activity yesterday. The principal effort was directed by lighter-bombers against enemy columnniealimis, road, rail mid water, over it wide area extending from Nantes in the west to Cainlirni in the east. Considerable damage was caused to trains, tracks, barge and motor transport ami llak-tbrowers in tlie Angers, Tours ami Laval urea. In tlie immediate battle zone south of Caen mid at Lessay, on the exlreine western Hank, targets weer attacked in direct support, of our ground forces. “There was a series of encounters with enemy fighters during these operations, a number of which were destroyed. t>ur ■ losses were small. 1 “Heavy bombers, 14 of whicli are missing. last night attacked railways at 1 Villeneuve St. Georges anil Orleans, i Light bombers successfully attacked en- 1 em.v reinforcements, particiilni'ly on the 1 western battle scclor. and also hit rail '■ targets south of Paris. Coastal planes attacked enemy shipping off Brittany yesterday afternoon ami in the Channel last night.” 1