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D-Day invasion... Battle of Carentan, France...



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June 13, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1944

* Battle of Carentan - Normandy invasion
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. forces
* World War II German defense falling apart


The front page has nice banner headline: "AMERICANS WIN CARENTAN, A KEY TO CHERBOURG; CAPTURE FOREST 7 MILES FROM ST. LO JUNCTION; PRESIDENT SAYS INVASION SPEEDS PACIFIC WAR" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Page 3 has a few photos of the beachheads during the invasion.
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Category: The 20th Century