Newspaper D-Day headlines, 75 years ago today

D-Day, the Normandy landings that served as a turning point of World War II, was 75 years ago today. Here's an excerpt of what's written about the occasion on today's LNP/LancasterOnline Editorial page:

Today, we remember and are thankful for the Allied forces who fought on D-Day.

For those who didn’t get off that beach alive.

For those who bravely executed an invasion that was meticulously planned — but was thrown off course by countless uncontrollable external factors. They dealt with it all and opened the door for the liberation of occupied Europe.

They changed the course of history.

They saved the world.

And here are some U.S. newspaper A1 headlines from this date 75 years ago that conveyed the breaking news to the public. Normandy is six hours ahead of the East Coast of the United States, so there was time to get the first wave of news into newspapers on June 6, 1944. As you will read, though, the reports, facts and interpretations were still developing as newspapers had to go to press. These headlines were, indeed, just the first rough draft of that day's history.

• The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC): "Allied Troops Advance Several Miles Inland On French Coast"
• The Troy Record (Troy, NY): "FRANCE INVADED"
• The Monitor (McAllen, Texas): "Mighty Allied Invasion Force Drives into Northwest France Against Light Nazi Defenses"
• The Record (Hackensack, NJ): "INVASION ROLLS DEEP INTO FRANCE"
• Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, Indiana): "ALLIED TROOPS BATTERING WAY INLAND; CASUALTIES ARE LIGHT"
• Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana): "Allies Smash Into France on 100-Mile Front; Beachheads Secured As Invasion Takes Hold"
• Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida): "BEACHHEADS ARE ESTABLISHED; NAZIS OFFER WEAK RESISTANCE"
• The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland): "ALLIES INVADE FRANCE; TANKS AND TROOPS ADVANCE NINE MILES"
• Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, Utah): "ALLIED INVADERS STAB 10 MILES INTO FRANCE"
• The Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, Iowa): "Allies Land On Normandy Coast"
• The Logan Daily News (Logan, Ohio): "ALLIED ARMIES INVADE HITLER'S FORTRESS; AMERICANS LEAD BIG PUSH INTO FRANCE"
• Plainfield (NJ) Courier-News: "CONTINENT INVADED"
• The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota): "Allies Secure French Beachheads, Hit From Le Havre to Cherbourg; Paratroops Alight Behind Nazis"
• The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois): "Allies Smash Inland in France; Opposition 'Unexpectedly Light'"
• The Miami News (Miami, Florida): "INVASION GAINING!"
• Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska): "BEACHHEAD WON"
• The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania): "ALLIES CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS WITH INVADERS ON BEACHES"
• New Castle News (New Castle, Pennsylvania): "INITIAL SUCCESS MARKS FRENCH COAST INVASION"
• Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin): "D-DAY OFF TO GOOD START"
• Fremont Tribune (Fremont, Nebraska): "Allied Tanks, Infantry Storm Inland After Landing at Dawn"
• The Times Record (Zanesville, Ohio): "Invasion On, Nazis Claim"
• The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma): "Germans Say Allied Paratroops And Ground Forces Land on French Coast; No Confirmation Given by Eisenhower"
• The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey): "WE LAND IN FRANCE"
• The Manhattan Mercury (Manhattan, Kansas): "CROSS CHANNEL INVASION IS ON"
• Dunkirk Evening Observer (Dunkirk, New York): "AMERICAN ARMY OF LIBERATION LANDS ON NORMAN COAST"
• The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California): "INVASION SMASH!"

This INVADED graphic appears on numerous June 6 front pages
and was likely provided by a wire service or syndicate