Late War News PARIS BOMBED

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 284, 28 August 1944, Page 6

Late War News PARIS BOMBED

Drive Toward Upper* Seine Valley

t Received August 28, 1.30 a.m.) (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, August 27.

The 1'.F.1. radio announced that Paris was heavily bombed last night. A hospital and several suburban districts were seriously damaged.

••.Allied troops advancing eastward toward the Upper Seine Valley have reached the river in the northern outskirts of Troyes and at a point 12 miles further south,’’ says an Allied communique today. •’Nearer Paris, armoured units have launched an attack between Melon and Corbiel, where the bridgehead was previously established.

“Armoured elements in the Seine Valley have advanced along the south side of the river in the area between Mantes, Gassicourt and Paris, encountering slight opposition. Allied forces closed in toward the south bank of the Seine and crossed the river at Veriion and Pont de Larche (five miles east of Elbeuf). Our troops further west captured Bourgrjieroulde and are clearing the enemy from Foret dela Londe (between Bougachard and Elbeuf). ‘‘ln the coastal area the enemy have been driven over the lower Itisle and Font Audemer is in our hands.’’ Heavy fighting is in progress in the area north of Brest where the enemy garrison is offering stubborn resistance. Escorted heavy bombers again attacked gun positions and fortified targets at Brest and attacks by fighter-bombers and fighters against enemy transport in northeast France are being extended into Belgium and Germany. The Exchange Telegraph's Lome correspondent says that the German general captured in southern France is Major-General Sigurd Boje, commander of the administrative headquarters at Marseilles. Toulon proper is now cleared of tlie enemy with the remaining opposition bottled up in the island-like peninsula of St. Mandrier guarding the entrance to the port. The Germans have been cleared out of eight districts of Marseilles. Several thousand Germans are still holding strongpoints on high ground north of the Marseilles canal. There are scattered pockets of resistance elsewhere. Reuter’s Bayeux correspondent states that the first great, convoy of British and Canadian, lorries has begun the dash to Paris carrying hundreds of tons of tinned milk, tinned fish, soup powders, sugar, coffee, and medical supplies. Advances of the American troops eastward along the Riviera coast from Antibes continues slowly. Opposition is chiefly from artillery tire and dense minefields.