Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Force (July 1, 1944)
Communiqué No. 51
Allied troops are strengthening their positions on both banks of the ODON River. All enemy attempts to break in were frustrated in the CAEN-ÉVRECY sector.
There is nothing to report on the rest of the front.
Enemy supply lines to the immediate battle area were constantly under attack by our aircraft yesterday. Further afield focal communication points where enemy troops were on the move, at CHARTRES, DREUX, ALENÇON, L’AIGLE, and ARGENTAN, were also bombed.
There were scattered encounters with enemy fighters throughout the day.
Five airfields in France and Belgium were targets for some of our heavy day bombers while others attacked armored vehicles around VILLERS-BOCAGE. Last night our heavies bombed the rail centers at VIERZON, south of ORLÉANS. Sixteen heavy bombers are missing from these operations.
Communiqué No. 52
No further gains have been made in the strong Allied bridgehead across the ODON River.
Local enemy movement in the vicinity of ESQUAY and attempts by the enemy to infiltrate our positions from the east were unsuccessful.
In the CHERBOURG PENINSULA, a small area of enemy resistance in the CAP DE LA HAGUE has been further reduced.
Bad weather minimized air activity during the afternoon.