European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 5, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3france braces for new a Day invasion by Kevin Robinson staff writer Caen France a forty eight years ago Allied troops invaded Normandy penetrating hitlers Atlantic Wall defences and beginning the March to Germany. The thousands of american British French and Canadian soldiers who died on or near the beaches of Normandy on a Day june 6, 1944, will be remembered during a series of ceremonies scheduled saturday. A some of the French youngsters aged 16 to 20 Are fed up with hearing about a Day and the Battle of Normandy a said Daniel Smith an official with the memorial museum for peace in Caen. A but Many Are proud of it and they try to learn More about  a series of official ceremonies marking the Landing Are scheduled to begin at 10 . Saturday in Bayeux the first major town liberated after the invasion. Other ceremonies will follow at Omaha Beach at 10 30, 11 15 and 11 30 . About 2,000 american were killed wounded or reported missing there on june 6, 1944. Other ceremonies will occur at 11 45 . At Pointe do hoc where . Rangers scaled massive Cliffs on a Day and at Ste. More Elisc at 12 30 . American paratroopers landed there before the Beach assaults. Saturday s other ceremonies Are scheduled for Utah Beach at 3 and 3 30 . In Caen officials with the memorial museum for peace one of main museums near the invasion area expect 7,000 people to visit saturday and sunday Smith said. During the invasion an Allied Armada carrying �?~>0,000 troops crossed the English Channel to begin landings on five beaches code named Omaha Utah. Gold Juno and sword. Behind the beaches thousands of Allied Parachute and glider troops preceded the landings. Smiths father was one of the British soldiers who landed on Juno Beach. Smith said museums in Normandy Are preparing for a record number of americans projected to visit France for l�?~>94�?Ts 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion. .3 get reprimands in Friendly fire death by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington three army officers involved in a a Friendly fire incident that killed an american Soldier during the persian Gulf War have received letters of reprimand a Pentagon source said wednesday night. Sgt. Douglas a a Lance fielder a combat Engineer from Nashville tenn., was killed when troops of the 3rd army Cav regt mistook him and three comrades for iraqi soldiers and fired at them after crossing a Battlefield Boundary. The letters were ordered six weeks ago by Gen. Edwin h. Burba jr., commander of the forces come which has jurisdiction Over All army troops based in the Continental United states said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity. Burbas action overruled four previous military investigations that had recommended exoneration of the officers the Washington Post reported in thursday editions. In the letters the Post said Burba found the officers negligent for allowing their 3rd Cav troops to Cross the Boundary line. One of the officers. Col. Douglas h. Starr has retired from the army and a second capt. To Ericsen has said he intends to resign the Post said. The third it. Col. John 11. Daly jr., remains in the service. The Post noted that reprimands can damage the promotion chances of career officers. The Post said there was no indication that Friesen was aware of the Boundary line. It butt Tjce him As saying a in order to be negligent you have to have known what was going on and disregarded  Starr could not found for comment and Daly declined to be interviewed the newspaper said. Although the three officers have been sent the letters the documents Are not yet a permanent part of their military records. The source said the military a Appeal process allows them to take Issue with Burbas findings. A these individuals still have the Opportunity to Appeal a the source  drops request for talks on Union treaty Oslo Norway apr Denmark backed off thursday from its demand that the treaty on european Unity be modified accepting the european Community leadership a refusal to reopen talks on the hard won plan. A i am not going to ask for a renegotiation a danish foreign minister Uffe Elleman Jensen told reporters on arrival at a nato foreign ministers meeting. Elleman Jensen did not elaborate on what Denmark a plans Are two Days after its voters stunned the Community by narrowly rejecting the maastricht treaty in a referendum. The treaty was reached in december in a dutch City of the same name. Pulling out of the treaty which Aims to closely integrate the economies and government policies of the blocks 12 member nations could freeze Denmark out of the worlds richest Market with 330 million potential Consumers. The danish envoy said the dec and Denmark will need a a Long time for reflections and considerations after All the final answer does not have to be Given until the end of the year a when the treaty is to take effect. European Community foreign ministers were to meet late thursday in special session in the margin of the nato gathering that is considering allowing deployment of Alliance troops As peacekeepers in european conflicts. Ahead of the european Community session Denmark a partners expressed determination to press ahead with political and economic Union despite the danish Public a rejection of the idea. A Europe has always proceeded by a series of hiccups and this is another one a foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd of Britain told reporters. He said the a purpose of the meeting willbe to listen to the Danes and see How they see  but pledges by Community officials wednesday to stay the course could not hide the fact danish voters upset the trading blocks Best Laid plans by voting a a not on the treaty to give it a common currency and foreign policy by 1999. Bosnia seeks european help As serbs intensify onslaught Belgrade Yugoslavia a bosnian leaders pleaded for West european troops wednesday As serbs battled muslims and croats in clashes across the War frayed Republic that left at least 45 dead. Sabina ize Begovic daughter of Bosnia a Muslim president Alija inc Begov in said from Bosnia a presidency Headquarters in Sarajevo that the government was urging the West european Union the fledgling military of the european Community to intervene. A the aggression is intensifying the destruction of civilians More and More dramatic and the serbian army is. Constantly bringing new reinforcements a she said quoting from a statement issued by the bosnian presidency. Fighting eased in Sarajevo during the Day but revived just hours after the Appeal was made with artillery shells pounding around the downtown presidency building. Earlier serbian and Muslim defenders of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina dulled with heavy machine guns and artillery in steady overnight fighting that eased after Sunrise allowing gun shy residents to venture out of cellars and other shelters. Using newly issued ration coupons they scurried to Purchase what Staples remained in the City besieged and blockaded for weeks by serbian fighters. No new major skirmishes were reported by Early evening in Sarajevo. But the Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency said attacks had been launched against serbian positions on a 60-mile Swath stretching from the medieval croatian port of Dubrovnik to Mostar in southwestern Bosnia. Croatian forces Are Strong in that area and the at tacks could Herald a push to recapture territory lost to serbs not Only in Bosnia but also in Croatia where an estimated 10,000 people have died since last june. Fighting triggered by Croatia a Independence declaration a year ago subsided there after a  cease fire went into effect in Early january. But motorists push their cars As they wait in line to buy Gas in Belgrade Yugoslavia where . Sanctions have sent prices skyrocketing. Clashes have escalated in areas along the Border with Bosnia. In Bosnia Sarajevo a medical crisis Center estimated 5,700 people had been killed and 20,000 wounded since fighting erupted after muslims and croats together about 60 percent of the population voted feb. 29 for Independence. Serbian militants have won control of about iwo thirds of Bosnia with the help of the predominantly serbian yugoslav army. In both republics ethnic serbs opposed to Independence Are fighting for territory that they want closely linked to serbian dominated Yugoslavia. The greatest number reported killed wednesday was at Gorade. Tan Jug said 30 muslims and croat troops died apparently ambushed by serbian forces at the Village near the serbian Border. The rest diet in separate skirmishes in Bosnia and Croatia that were reported by serbian and croatian officials and news Media