Supreme HQ Allied Expeditionary Force (July 3, 1944)
Communiqué No. 55
During yesterday morning, our ODON River bridgehead was further strengthened. The enemy’s activity was on a reduced scale owing probably to the severe mauling he received on Saturday. There were some enemy attacks but they were firmly repulsed.
There is nothing to report from the remainder of the front.
Bad weather continued to restrict air activity yesterday, but fighter-bombers attacked bridges over the River ORNE and fighters attacked vehicles on the roads behind the enemy lines.
Twenty-one enemy aircraft were shot down. Three of ours are missing.
One enemy aircraft was shot down over NORMANDY last night.
Communiqué No. 56
During Sunday afternoon, there were only local clashes in the CAEN area. Our patrols penetrated deep into the enemy positions in some parts of the ÉVRECY sector. Contact was maintained along the whole front.
Today, Allied forces gained some ground to the south in the COTENTIN Peninsula.
Air activity from midnight until noon today was again reduced by bad weather.
Our fighters destroyed eight enemy aircraft for the loss of two during the forenoon over the battle area.