THE NEWS TOLD IN PICTURES
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/NVASION marks one of the greatest turning
points in history for France. Few great na
tions collapsed so quickly, were exploited so
ruthlessly or faced so bleak a future. And few
conquered nations ever survived to see such
a mighty force pour in to set them free.
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1939- A proud, complacent France sat be
hind her Maginot line with “the greatest
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1940—The blitz and France,
her faith in walls, lay crushed,
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1941—Days of collaboration under Petain.
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1941-Doys of despair, starvation rations,
forced labor, firance watched its only hope
—Ertqlnnd—reel under the luftwafFe's blows.
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GULLSEYE — SPAR Lieut.
»<jg) Charlotte Wallace of In
dianapolis lines up the sight# «n
a .38 revolver during small
arms practice at the Coast
Guard's base at Boston.
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‘SOFT UNDERBELLY '—This map shows the southern coast of France, once described by
t Prime Minister Churchill as the “soft underbelly” of the continent of Europe.
JOCKEY HONORE D—Grace Downs, one of Hollywood
models who have formed an Atkinson fan club, present a »<a
livi) a’.il gilt to ace jockey Ted Atkinson at P > Y.
nt^Ted Jater.won second place on iirsl mount, Ursi on ...
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1943—A Free French army grew in North
Africa under Giravd and de Gaulle. Hope
rote M the Allies aatiieced
1943—light flickered again throughout the
underground at patriots plotted sabotage,
mobilised for • supreme effort on D-da*,
1944—Invasion gives France •
second chance. Dieppe,
•hove, was § preview*
COACH-U. (Jff) J. N. Stah- L
ley (above), USNH, of Lebanon, r
Pa., former coach at Brown, haa j
been appointed bead coach of
San Diego Naval Traininf Sib*
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