THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1941,
TENACIOUS RESISTANCE
Moscow Claims Offensive
Successful Defence, NAZI DIVISION
On All Sectors
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
THE NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE AIMED AT MOSCOW, LENINGRAD AND KIEV, DESCRIBED BY SOVIET MILITARY QUARTERS AS "TREMENDOUS,” IS BEING HELD BY TENACI- OUS RESISTANCE ON THE PART OF MILLIONS OF RUSSIAN TROOPS, IT WAS OFFICIALLY CLAIMED IN MOSCOW LAST NIGHT.
While the Red Air Force is stated to be continuing its successful operations (at least 102 Nazi 'planes being shot down on Satur- day), Russian guerilla fighters are "exter- minating whole groups and units of German troops" behind the German lines.
nung into broken retreat" on all
like
fronts, Nazi propagandists speak of the "German legions advancing a multi-headed avalanche" and towards Moscow, Leningrad Kiev after capturing Vitebsk for-
tress.
"Numerous Red Army corps and divisions are breaking ир blows under German hammer by air and land." It is claimed. The Germans claim that Rus- western rail system has been destroved by the Luft- waffe and that "it is impossible for the Soviets to undertake any
The latest Soviet communique intimates the Nazis are now hurling themselves against sia's whole the powerful bastions of the Stalin Line, and violent fighting is taking place in the key areas of Pskov, Vitebsk and Novograd- Volinsk.
The new Nazi assaults, launch- one encounter on the Bessarabian in another sector on ed after a three-day halt, "caused front, and no important change at the front," this front 1,215 bodies of German officers and men were left on the it is claimed in Moscow,
Red 'planes, in addition to sup-field after a stiff fight. porting the front line forces, also raided Constanza, the Rumanian port.
Nazi Boasts
major counter-offensive."
German Wistful
Thinking
as of
AT DISPOSAL
OF MANNERHEIM
Field-Marshal Man- nerheim, Finnish Com- mander-in-chief, revealed in an order
of the day to his troops, broadcast last night by the Finnish Radio, that "the ex- perienced German 163rd Division" had been placed at his disposal.
The Division, the order stated, is com- manded by General Engelbrecht-Reuter.
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Berlin circles try to interpret the official communiques meaning that "the backbone all Russian resistance has been MENTS WEEK IN SHANGHAI, broken" and optimistically predict, WHICH BEGAN ON JULY an "early Nazi victory."
PRODUCED OVER £30,000 The Berlin radio last night com- FOUR DAYS, IT WAS REVEAL- German claims become and more boastful, and in Berlin, pared the piercing of the Stalin ED TO-DAY.
Line with the break-through where it is alleged that a "shat- tering penetration" of the entire the Weygand Line "which led to
the collapse of France." and and Stalin Line has taken place
that the Red armies have
Moscow claims the successful reputting of the German offen sive on all sectors of the 1,800- mile front. Over 700 German officers men, it is stated, were killed in
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with
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success, and that was why thought it useful to compare with last year's campaign.
he
it
The Stalin Line was, at points, 22 miles deep, it appeared.
that
Soviet armoured units, stotes Moscow radio, have succeeded on the south-western front in destroy- ing an enemy motorised division. The decisive turning point in The announcer also said
German infantry units the battle had been reached by the when break through which made "vic were attacked by Soviet guerilla tory against Bolshevism a beauti-forces on a pontoon bridge
wiped ful certainty." International German detachment was News Service and Reuter.
out and the guerilla forces took a considerable quantity of arms Nazi Panzers Held Up and ammunition.
In stubborn fighting
the
on
the Ger-
A SOVIET COMMUNIQUE" south-western front many ANNOUNCES THAT DURING man officers and men were killed SUNDAY LARGE-SCALE EN- and a great number of Hungarian COUNTERS TOOK PLACE IN prisoners have been taken by the THE DIRECTIONS OF PSKOV, Red Army. VITEBSK AND NOVOGRAL- Soviet naval units destroyed a VOLINSK,
Finnish torpedo boat-British In a north-western direction, Wireless. large enemy mechanised forces tried to push east but stubborn resistance by Soviet troops held up the enemy. Reuter.
Break-Through Fails
The prefix "special" to telegrams to used by the "Sunday Herald", and “China Mall" to indicate news which
strictly copyright" under the provi slons of the Telecommunications. Or. The "considerable" advances" dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint. claimed by the German High under any circumstances, either Command yesterday are discount-holly or in part, without" pribr · ar.
Pangements ed by the latest communique issued, according to Moscow radio, by the Soviet Information Bureau.
The communique states: "No Important changes to report from the battlefields. All enemy attempts to effect a break through the Soviet lines and enter Soviet territory have failed.
In the south-western sector the Soviet air force and the Red Army annihilated the enemy motorised division.....
Coastal battarjes succeeded in einking ■ Finnish torpedo-boat: The same, battery sank, a Gar- man transport steamer which - attempted to land a consider- able enemy shack'unit on Soviet territory,
A German stedmer b'ew up and sanic off Memel. It is is presum ed the ship ran into a minefield."
- Germans of the Volga Soviet Republicare volunteering in masses for the Red Army in order to participate in the fight
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