WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 17, 1944:
WESTERN FRONT
FALAISE CAPTURED by British-Canadian forces; Americans take Dreux, Chartres, Chateaudun and Orleans.
RUSSIAN FRONT
Russian guns bombard German territory – near Mariampole, East Prussia.
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