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Page 65
... reached the Rhine at Orsoy , four miles north of Homberg ; the Wesel bridgehead of the Germans was narrowed to 12 by six miles ; other First Army soldiers crossed the Erft and advanced up to 3,500 yards of the Rhine crossing at Bonn ...
... reached the Rhine at Orsoy , four miles north of Homberg ; the Wesel bridgehead of the Germans was narrowed to 12 by six miles ; other First Army soldiers crossed the Erft and advanced up to 3,500 yards of the Rhine crossing at Bonn ...
Page 71
... reached points 160 and 155 miles from Berlin . British and Ca- padians in the Nijmegen area advanced 15 miles beyond the frontier into the Netherlands . In Italy , Berlin said , " the British , after heavy artil- lery fire , broke into ...
... reached points 160 and 155 miles from Berlin . British and Ca- padians in the Nijmegen area advanced 15 miles beyond the frontier into the Netherlands . In Italy , Berlin said , " the British , after heavy artil- lery fire , broke into ...
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... reached Lakehurst , N. J. , Aug. 4 , ) left Lakehurst , Aug. 8 . reached Friedrichshafen , ( Aug. 10 , ) left there Aug. 14 and reached Tokio , Japan , ( Aug. 19 , ) left there ( Aug 23 , ) and reached Los Angeles , Cal . , ( Aug. 26 ...
... reached Lakehurst , N. J. , Aug. 4 , ) left Lakehurst , Aug. 8 . reached Friedrichshafen , ( Aug. 10 , ) left there Aug. 14 and reached Tokio , Japan , ( Aug. 19 , ) left there ( Aug 23 , ) and reached Los Angeles , Cal . , ( Aug. 26 ...
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