The American First Army has crossed the Selune River in its drive south, out of Normandy towards Paris, and has entered the Brittany region of northern France.

Almost seventy thousand Germans have been taken prisoner in France since D-Day eight weeks ago.

In intense fighting near Percy, Negro truck drivers joined their white American counterparts, wielding long-bladed pocket knives.

“Their very appearance scared the daylights out of the Krauts,” said a colonel. “Now, when they see [a Negro], they run like Hell.”

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