FIRM FOOTHOLD
ALLIES THERE TO STAY WASHINGTON, June 15.
"The Allies have established a firm foothold on the European coast, and we are there to stay until all France is liberated and Germany defeated, - ’ said the Secretary for War, Mr H. L. Stimson, at a press conference. “We must, of course, expect counter-attacks greater than any yet met.” Mr Stimson explained that the destruction of nine of the Seine bridges was a major factor in delaying the German counter-attack. “The latest information about the West Wall shows that it was not a myth and not a pushover, thus illustrating the desirability of not reaching too hasty conclusions.”
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25564, 17 June 1944, Page 5
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