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Victory in France (Middleton) – 2-3
14 Warships Shell Cherbourg at Once (Tighe) – 3-5
Allied Warships Shelling German Positions in Cherbourg (page 1 photo) – 4
Hull Backs Move to War Hungary – 5
Pockets of Nazis Kept on Sniping as Americans Overran Cherbourg (Denny, Whitehead) – 5-6
Turko-Soviet Pact Desired in Ankara (Levy) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
Russians Begin Encircling Mogilev and Orsha Citadels – 7-8
Americans Occupy New Italian Port – 8
U.S. Troops Scale Lofty Saipan Peak (Horne) – 9
Chinese Hold Foe around Hengyang – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 11-13
The Gun is a Tip for the Barber (photo) – 13

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1944/jun44/27jun44.htm#

Red Army occupies Vitebsk
Tuesday, June 27, 1944 www.onwar.com

Soviet infantry enters Vitebsk after German retreatOn the Eastern Front... The destruction of German Army Group Center continues. Soviet 1st Belorussian Front begins attacking the trapped German 41st Panzer Corps (part of 9th Army) in Bobruisk. To the north 2nd Belorussian pressures German 4th Army and 3rd Belorussian drives southwest toward the Berezina River. Vitebsk is occupied by elements of 1st Baltic Front.

From Berlin... The commander of German 9th Army, General Jordan, is relieved. The Germans announce that talks with Finnish representatives have been concluded with the promise of German help against the Soviet forces.

On the Western Front... American forces of 7th Corps (part of US 1st Army) complete the capture of Cherbourg. The port, however, is not presently operational. To the left, the British 2nd Army continues attacks. Forces of the British 30th Corps capture Rauray, near Caen, and British 8th Corps launches new attacks.