GERMANS ACROSS
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1941,
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Following Up Central Sector Successes Snow Over Wide Area Of Battlefield
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ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL FRONT THE RUSSIANS ARE CREDITED WITH DEFEATING THE 233RD AND 235TH GERMAN INFANTRY REGIMENTS, WHICH WERE HURLED BACK ACROSS THE WEST REACHES OF THE DVINA AFTER FOUR DAYS OF HEAVY FIGHTING.
WAVELL'S FLYING VISIT
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It is understood General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in- Chief, India, has been on a visit to London, where he had consultations with the Imperial General Staff.
The Germans, it is stated in Moscow, left the bodies of 2,500 officers and men behind. Moscow radio reported last night that it is snowing over wide areas of the Russian front.
M. Lozovsky, the Soviet spokes- man, ridiculed German casualty claims and said that on the basis of captured documents German
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It la appearing more and more probable that no Hussian troops have been trapped east of Kiev and that Marshal Budenny's
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General Churchill, Sir John Dill, Chief of the Im- perial General Staff, and other high British military officials. It is understood the object General Wavell's visit General Wavell came by and has now returned to India. discuss various problems arising During General Waveil's visit out of the situation in Russia and to London he had several talks the Middle East.--Reuter.
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The Germans, however, claim "another 100,000" Russian prison ers in the Kiev area, and put So- viet losses here at "close on a mil- lion."
German Boasts
Kiev, the Nazis say, was "the greatest single catastrophe suffer- ed by an army in world history.
The former Czarist battleship] "Marat," one of Russia's three known capital warships, is claimed. to have been sunk by dive- bombers in the Gulf of Finland, and tre Germans say they have damaged the battleship again "October Revolution.”
The Germans boast they are ready for street fighting in Len- ingrad "with machine-guns and bayonets." International News Service.
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One man is reported to have been killed and several are injured:
The fire spread to dozens of oil storage tanks in a reglan almost a mile long.
Concern is expressed over the possibility that anagitator plant, which is a storage place for highly volatile fuels, may explode.
The flames are visible for many miles.
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FRENCH SHIP SUNK
Lys agency, an} nounces that British bombers at- tacked and sank the French cargo steamer Moncelet" on Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes, off the coast of Tunisia; All her crew were rescued.
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The agency adds that the "Mon- celet, which carried a cargo of phosphates, caught fire after being hit by three bombs.Reuter,
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STOP PRESS
"The present temporary lull in activities in this part of the world is not one for sleep," declared Sir Robert Brooke- Popham, Commander - in - Chief Far East, in an interview in Rangoon yesterday..
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Sir Robert emphasised that the lull, which was fortunate should be utilised to obtaini "full value from the time that is yet ours."
The C-in-C is in Rangoon following an extensive tour. by air and road of Burma's defences. He "patted on the back" those. responsible. for the new aerodromes, and: said those he visited were well- constructed and well-planned while the roads were better than he had anticipated. He emphasised, however, that considerable improvements were still needed in defence works and training as such was necessary, to have, a de trimental effect on anyone thinking of attacking the country, and thus secure the peace and security of Burma. -Reuter.