Advances on all Fronts Flying-bombs Launched From Aircraft

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 221, 18 September 1944, Page 5

Advances on all Fronts

Flying-bombs Launched From Aircraft

Beceived Sunday, 8.60 p.m. LONDON, Sept. 17. Flying-bombs apparently discharged from aircraft fell in various parts of Southern England including the London area on Saturday morning. This broke tbe flying-bomb lull which lasted since August 31. Fighters scored successes early on Saturday when flying-bombs were launched against London and Southern England. One pilot shot down two In one short patrol.

In the Soccer International Eng>«<nd and Wales drew, each scoring two goals.

Received Sunday, 7 pjn. LONDON, Sept. 17. The Canadians have captured Eecloo and are closing up on the Dutch frontier, says Shaef. Forward elements r have reached Lambeke, three miles i north of Eecloo. The Poles improved » their positions in the Hulst area. The ■ Canadians pushed on to Berthinghen, i live miles from Cap Gris Nez. The :' official total of prisoners in Le Havre L ! has now reached 11,309. i' The United States Third Army made i considerable advances east of Nancy, j The First Army north of Luxemburg l made a narrow penetration of the SiegI fried Line to Brandscheld against fairly l heavy resistance. They south of Aachen ! entered Roetgen Forest. Fairly strong forces penetrated the Siegfried Line in ; the Aachen region against heavy oppor sition. Another penetration was made I southeast of the town. The Americans east of Aachen pushed i on another two miles beyond Stolberg . j and are now about 10 or 13 miles into , Germany. Allied patrols have entered i 1 Aachen and fighting is reported on the i outskirts. The American advance north of , Aachen across the Mense east of Maes- . tricht has created another threat to the • Siegfried Line. The American Third and Seventh , Armies are reported to have reached ; Belfort, according to Reuter’s correspondent, who says that the German i 112th Panzer Brigade has been almost , completely knocked out as a fighting , force by Patton’s forces near Epinal - and is no longer able to function. The Third Army in its thrust to Nancy is estimated to have killed 4000 Germans and taken 3500 prisoner. ,| The Germans launched three violent counterattacks against our lines in the ; vicinity of Pont de Mousson on the i Moselle midway between Nancy and ■ Metz, but all were stemmed. Von Rundstedt, who was relieved of • his post as German commander-in-chief s after the St. Lo breakthrough, is reported to he again commanding the ; German Army in the west. t It was the First United States Army ( which liberated Maestricht. Some [' bridges across the Maas were blown up. . j Enemy resistance in the Obrder area i near Eupen continues to he strong with • manv well-established roadblocks and minefields. The Germans are using r heavy weapons, mortars, artillery and ~ antitank guns against the Americans’ I I advance in the Prum area. French troops were responsible for the destruction of an enemy column [ south of Fays-Billot. They caught the column proceeding in a northeasterly . direction and destroyed every vehicle , in it, killed 200 Germans and captured r 160. also four 88’s. The German News Agency says that i. the Americans crossed to the east bank , 1 of the Sauer River on the Luxemburg , border north of Echtemach. Reuter’s correspondent points out that this Is a new point of Allied entry into Ger- ; many. The Sauer here forms the Ger- , man boundary. The Poles crossed the Dutch border t : in the Hulst area and the Canadians ■ j established a new bridgehead over the Leopold Canal at Eecloo. The Allies closing In on the Channel • ports captured two more strongpoints 1 in the Dunkirk area. Canadian gunners 1 are manning the captured 105-m.m. | 1 guns and their gunsites. • The Associated Press’s correspondent . with the Americans say Wallendorf, six 1 miles east of Diekirrh, which was the first German village captured in the First Army sector, was set on fire and ! totally burned down on Thursday owing to persistent sniping. The Berlin radio says Major-General commander of a German infantry division, was killed in action on the Sanok front. Prisoners state that General Dienherdt was blown up by a mine on September 3. American armour which crossed the Moselle wheeled north to cut behind ‘ Metz in a manoeuvre threatening to ! outflank the town, says the Associated Press’s correspondent with the Ameri--1 can Third Army. The Americans in the ! Nancy area are driving north on the 1 east side of the Moselle. The Third Army spokesman said the 1 battle of the Moselle took a definite : turn in our favour although there is still hard fighting ahead. There is ar* ; tillery duelling across the river in the ’ Thionville area where the Third Army 1 holds part of the town on the Western • Moselle. Krupp guns and ammunition captured . in this section of the Maginot Line are i being used to shell German positions in » Thionville.