·-THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1941.
THE BATTLEFRONT
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Nazi Claim To Smolensk Discredited In Moscow Counter-Attack In .S. BLACKLISTS
Bobruisk Sector Continuing
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THE D.N.B. ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SMOLENSK HAS BEEN CAPTURED IS DISCREDITED BY THE SOVIET HIGH COMMAND, "WHICH HOWEVER ADMITS THAT THE GERMANS ARE THREA- TENING THE FORTIFIED JUNCTION CITY, WHICH IS THE MAIN GATEWAY TO MOSCOW.
The Russians state that a heavy battle U.S. ARMY
was in progress all day Wednesday and through Thursday morning to the west of AT ITS
Smolensk, but claim to be holding the Ger- man attack, while only ninety miles to the PEACE PEAK south in the Bobruisk sector, the Soviet
THE UNITED STATES LAND! FORCES HAVE REACHED PEACE-TIME PEAK OF 1,477,-
counter-offensive, which threw the Germans A back over the Dnieper, is continuing “in full
force with great ardour and success.
000 OF WHOM 024.000 ARE
SELECTIVE TRAINEES, SAID MR. ROBERT PATTERSON. UNDER-SECRETARY OF WAR,
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN
WASHINGTON YESTERDAY.
He added that the War Depart-
ment had received "substant al
delivery" of the A24, Douglas light dive-bomber which,
new
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The Germans officially were silent yester- day on the claim to Smolensk, and Berlin re- ports concerned themselves almost exclu- Sively with operations near Murmansk, the drive against Leningrad and the Kiev thrust. he declared, would "outperform It is interesting in view of the man communique stated: "Mur- any dive-bomber in Europe." German claim to have captured Mr. Patterson said that follow-Murmansk in their first onslaught ing Wednesday's reshuffle in the from north Finland, that the Ger- Army High Command, which in- volved 17 Major-Generals, there would be more changes in con.
to
mansk is facing fresh danger of capture after combined German- Finnish forces, in a heavy battle, seized the fortified town of Sallo, only 65 miles west of Kandalak- sha, situated on the northwest tip Sea on the Mur-
formity with the War Depart. Replying
Mr. of the White questions, ment's policy of "assigning gen- Patterson said that the changes mansk railway. erals to duties which are believ- "are not closely linked" with the ed they perform more effectively." recent exercises.--Reuter.
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In the Kley sector, the Ger
communique speaks of panzere "crushing fierce counter-attacks” and Klav beyond facing encircle.
Russian "sweeping cast which is now ment."
The Russians are content to say that no major engagements have occurred in the Kiev sector
and that the front has undergone no important change.
Pskov Sector
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ONE SHIP. EVERY DAY
FIGHTERS DOWNED
Five German fighter 'planes were destroyed yesterday two during an offensive sweep over Northern France and three during patrols over the Channel.
This is according to an Alr Ministry communique issued in London last night.
Two British fighters are missing, it was added. ·
Fighters of the R.A.F. were ac- ve over Northern France and the Channel during the day, the com- munique stated.--Reuter.
ONE SHIP PER DAY HAD ITS launched during that period, in- KEEL LAID IN AMERICANcluding the battleship "South YARDS DURING THE 40 DAYS Dakota," two destroyers, one sub- ENDING JULY 10, REPORTS marine and a number of smaller THE U.S. NAVY DEPARTMENT. cra.t, including seven high-speed
Twenty-two vessels were motor torpedo-boats.--Reuter.
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The following is the text of a Red Army
issued communique by the Soviet Information Bur- eau early this morning--
"During July 17
troops in the directions waged battles of Pskov Porkhov, Polotsk, Smolensk, Novograd-Volinsk and on a sector of the Bessarabian front,
"As a result of the fighting no important change took place in
the disposition of our troops on Major-General C. M. Maltby, the front.
M.C., Hong Kong’s newly- "During July 17, our air force appointed General Officer Corn- operated against enemy motor manding, arrived this morning, mechanised troops and to take over from Major-General destroyed aircraft on aerodromes. A. E. Grasett.
"During July 15 and 16, 98
and
German aircraft were destroyed.
We lost 23."
In the northern sector, the Ge-- The official German news mans claim to be threatening agency stated early this morning | Porkhov, east of Pskov, and there, that the Soviet troops are now seems to be some reason to be trying to delay the German ad- lieved that armoured units have vance by attacks on Germanı infantry who are following the armoured advance guards in the Kiev area. Reuter.
in Ankle and Full length penetrated the Soviet line at some noints, though Pskov is still in Russian hands.
The Germans naturally insist
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Russian forces into a general re- treat," that the Nazi armies "con- tinue to push through the broken Stalin Line" and, of course, that "important development are rip- ening."
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Stockholm despatches received In London report a combined Russian naval and air bombard-
The prefix "special" to telegrams th ment of the Latvia port and used by the "Sunday Herald" capital, Alga, which le in Ger- "China Mall" to indicato nows which man hands. Ruselan warships) is strictly, copyright under the provi sholling the port were attacked "lons of the Telecommunications by German aircraft unsuccess-dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint
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THE LONDON "DAILY MIR- ROR" QUOTES.MOSCOW RADIO FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PLOESTI HAS AGAIN BEEN HEAVILY · BOMBED, LEAVING THE PETROLEUM FIELDS "A HUGE SEA OF FLAMES."
The "Daily Telegraph's" Stock- holm correspondent says that Tal- linn has been set on fire by the Russian garrison, Russian troops are defending a ring of forts round Tallinn while carrying out M Stalin's scorched carth programme.
International News Service,
Still A D.N.B. Scoop Up to 0.30 last evening the Ger- man radio had still made no men- tion of the claim earlier by, the official German news agency that the important town of Smolensk, 220 miles west of Moscow, had
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