Normandy newspapers 1944

[peterbar]

Where can I find copies of local French newspapers reporting the Normandy Landings in 1944? Do they even exist?

[Loosehead]

I'm sure they exist and they'll say something like: "Gallant French forces start the liberation of France"!

[Octavius]

Have a look here:

http://tatoo.free.fr/journaux1_new.htm

[Peter Pedant]

God that's incredible!

Thank you Octavius!

My father noted in his diary -"before our parole walk a rumour started that there was a second front. it left me cold....."

he had by that time been a POW for four years.

[JohnPPotts]

Of course it wasn't a second front it was a third front. The Allies had been pushing up through Italy for months and had just conquered (or "liberated", depending on your view) Rome.