Normandy - France:
The American, British, and Canadian troops training in Portsmouth and South Hampton have crossed the channel.
Yesterday, June 6, a long debated question of Allied movement towards the core of German occupied France was definitively answered. In the early morning hours and under the cover of darkness, Allied planes crossed the channel. Not long afterward, thousands of infantrymen and artillerymen departed by sea vessels across the English channel. Their destination would be the beaches of Normandy, France. As reports have indicated, these are some of the most heavily guarded regions of Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
Recovered has been the basic strategy of the Allied Powers. Presumably, they are sending airplanes in first to bombard and drop troops behind the beach head to secure a landing zone for the infantry divisions storming the beach. This would soften German resistance at the beach and allow minimal casualties. From there, the allied troops will move inland to take vital ports such as Cherbourg for the sake of staging points.
Currently, the only intelligence that the Daily Mirror can offer is that troops landing on the beaches near the Contentin Peninsula encountered heavy resistance and suffered many casualties. However, American, British, and Canadian troops have secured the beach head. Further progress will be updated as more information is received.
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