VERY SATISFACTORY

Evening Star, Issue 25201, 14 June 1944, Page 5

VERY SATISFACTORY

GERMANS EVERYWHERE HUSTLED BOTH ALLIED FLANKS ADVANCED (itec. 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. To-day's advances in France are described at Allied headquarters as very satisfactory. It was learned at Shaef that big dispositions are 'being made to take Caen by a pincer movement. There was a very good advance south of Bayeux and east of the Forest de Cerisy in country good for infiltration. A narrow salient has been pushed seven miles down from the bottom of the east flank, north-east of Caen, and the village of Troarn, nine miles east of Caen, has been captured by British troops. The Allies have thus extended the arms of their pincers considerably during the day. Equally good news comes from the west flank, where the capture of Montebourg by the Fourth United States Division is officially confirmed. The email town of Pont Labbe, midway between the two coasts, and Leham, on the Merderet River, were also captured. The enemy continues his strong resistance in the Carentan area, and from there to the Forest de Cerisy there is no change, but the road junction of Balleroy, just east of the forest, has been captured. A big battle seems to be raging between Tilly sur Seulles and Caen. The hustling of the Germans continues in a big wav all along the front. The British United Press correspondent in France says that a tremendous air blow was struck against Caen early to-day. " I watched the bombing from a forward artillery position a few miles from the town. The bombers dropped repeated salvoes, shaking the earth."