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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1941
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RUSSIAN ARMY HOLDING FIRM
In North And East Of
Bombs on Prisoner Camp
It was authoritatively stated in Jerusalem yes- terday that enemy air- craft raided a war pri-
Minsk
Germans Still Vichy
Making Big Claims Tanks
Russian
Warning
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A DETERMINED GERMAN-FINNISH DRIVE IS BEING PUSHED DOWN THE KARE- LIAN ISTHMUS 75 MILES FROM LENIN- GRAD BUT THE RED ARMIES ARE HOLD- soners camp somewhere Moscow radio last even-ING FIRM BEFORE MURMANSK, IN THE in Palestine on Tuesday ing gave an urgent warn- ARCTIC, KEXHOLM, ON THE KARELIAN IS- night, dropping bombs on ing to the Soviet people THMUS, AND EAST OF MINSK. German and Italian pri- against the spreading ol soners quartered there.
rumours likely to under- Twelve prisoners were injured in the German officers' section, mine the nation's morale.
some seriously, and the section containing Italian other ranks was also hit, but no casualties are as yet reported.
A communique issued from Stalin's head- quarters finally confirms the evacuation of
THE ANNOUNCER RECALLED Lwow. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FALL OF PARIS AND SAID: "FANTASTIC RUMOURS OF
The camp was brilliantly flood- IMAGINARY GERMAN Vic. lit and its location had been noti- TORIES WERE SPREAD AND fed to the Spanish consular DECISIVELY CONTRIBUTEN authority in charge of German and TO THE FRENCH COLLAPSE." Italian interests.-Reuter.
-REUTER.
EIGHTEEN HUNS SHOT DOWN DAYLIGHT SWEEP
IN
STRONG FIGHTER forces of the R.A.F. accompanied Blenheim bombers which yes- terday afternoon attacked the enemy aero- drome at Merville, near Lille, where bombs were dropped on the runway, aerodrome buildings and among dispersed aircraft.
Smashed
About two-thirds of the Vichy tanks which took unsuccessful part in an counter-attack at Nebek were destroyed by Allied tanks and anti-tank guns.
The position recaptured by the Allies at Palmyra lies north of the Dasis.
British rein. Newly arrived forcements alded the operation. There is no sign of a Vichy at- tempt to relieve the enemy -be-
It says: "In the direction, of Murmansk Our troops by fierce fighting are stemming leaguered in Palmyra.—Reuter. the advance of numerically superior enemy forces.
"In the direction of Kexholm, tink chain from Riga to Lwow, on the western shore ot Lake the Germans claim a mullion Red Ladoya, enemy offensives were troops are trapped, with Nazi launched at several points. Vigor- annihilation ulls closing in. ous counter-attacks by our troops repulsed the enemy and inflict- ed heavy loses.
"Our troops are rstreating according to plan and, in ac- cordance with orders, have left Lwow.
"Fifty-s'x German 'planes were shot down against 17 of ours. In one day alone the Germans lost 50 tanks.
"All attempts by Rumanian und German troops to penetrate Bes surabian territory were broken up."
Russians Close Gaps
the Stressing the violence of fighting on the Russian front, the Berlin correspondent of the Swiss
newspaper, Nationale Zeitung, points are fiercely engaging and
says that the Russians at many
causing heavy losses to the Ger man forces advancing to support the motorised troops which have
Minsk sector.<
A railway junction south-east of Lille was pierced the Russian lines in the also bombed.
LYTTELTON H.Q. IN CAIRO
Mr.
Oliver Lyttelton's headquarters will be in Cairo, Reuter's lobby cor- respondent understands.
FOREIGN MILITARY · CIR- These attacks were pressed CLES IN BERLIN, HE STATES, home In spite of heavy opposition ARE WONDERING WHETHER from the ground defences and a SOVIET MILITARY LEADERS large number. of enemy fighters | HAVE NOT DISCOVERED A which attempted to interfere in NEW TACTICAL METHOD the operations.
DEALING WITH THE GERMAN THESE WERE BEATEN OFF ADVANCE. WITH HEAVY LOSSES. SO FAR
17 ARE KNOWN TO HAVE
Berlin Claims
OF
that
BEEN DESTROYED RAF. In Berlin, it was stated BOMBERS ACCOUNTING FOR simultaneously with the capture TWO OF THESE. Dead of Riga (Latvia) and Luck (Fo- The American Eagle Squadron land), other great blitz columns credited with three of these are ripping the Red lines before enemy fighters shot down,
Two RAF. bombers and seven fighters are reported missing.
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Smolensk and Kiev.
Another offensive, it la plaim- sed, carried the Germans bast
of the River Dvita,
Insofar as his civil work will include the dissemination of in- formation, and other political activities from the British side.
A special Nazi communique, those activities will be carefully
claiming the destruction of 822 -designed not to touch Egypt an Giving further details of the Red warplanes in one day, anys domestic affairs or the normal sweep, a later Air Ministry com- the Luftwaffe destroyed the Red relations of Sir Miles Lampson, munique says 18 enemy fighters British Ambassador, with the were destroyed--10, by fighters lines of retreat, smashing troop
and rail columns.. Egyptian Government.
and two by bombers ATLAN
The Nazi entry Into Riga fol- Cairo has been chosen as an The R.A.F. lost two bombers towed two days of heavy fighting. obviously convenient centre for and eight fighters.
Mr. Lyttelton's work which at] RAF, fighters carried out offen- no time will be allowed to over- sive pattola over
Northern
step the line of Egypt's position France last evening without inci- as a sovereign Stato-Reutor. IdentReuter.
Nazi, Optimism
Fax behind the lines in three gigantle pockets, forming a three-
Riga Dramatisation
The German capture of Riga! was announced dramatically over officer Riga radio by a German who leaped to the microphone and shouted "Riga has been liberated."
BOMBAY RETURNS
TO NORMAL
After 36 hours of interruption due to torrential rains, telegraph communication between Bombay and other parts of India has been restored, says Reuter.
RUSSIAN HARVEST
፡
Meanwhile heavy fighting is re- The reaping of the harvest is ported in Stockholm all along the proceeding very well in Czerno- Finn, Estonian, Latvian and vitz and Bukovina, it was stated Lithuanian frontiers, Interna- on Moscow, radio yesterday, says
Reuter. tional News Service.
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