American forces in northern France celebrated the nation’s 166th birthday at noon yesterday by firing in unison all of their artillery pieces at German positions.

American infantrymen are fighting through heavy rain and mud along a thirty-five-mile front in their advance towards St. Lo.

British and Canadian forces have linked up west of Caen in their press to capture the city.

French resistance fighters have severed the main rail line connecting Normandy to southern Germany.

Allied sources report that, once Allied troops had secured their D-Day landing zones, French resistance fighters met them there and worked as guides as the troops fought their way inland.

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