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RUSSIAN FILM TO
STALIN
WAS WRONG
Moscow, Aug. 7.
The full tragedy of Germany's 1941 invasion of Russia is being re-enacted in a brilliant new Soviet film to show that Stalin was wrong when claiming that the Red Army countered Hitler's attack with a campaign of “active defence."
Now
Inunertal Garrison," a story of the invasion of Byelorussia by German troops on June 22, 1941. which IN
Drink zervened throughout the Soviet Union, proves that Russia was we-fully
the Nazi onslaught.
attack unprepared Jur
*
spoke about
the misdeeds of the late dictator at the Parly Congress in February.
Stalin's shortcomings military lender formed a key point <if Mr Khrushchev's This was followed in April hy in article in the Army magazine Military Heraki which told that Stalin's "personality rult" led to "covering up short. Russia's Western | comiinga tu a Number of opera- German bombs F
conducted by Soviet
For the first time, an attempt has been made la foll the real Truth about those balmy, sum- me days
when front
ari down and Hitler's troops tropis." 1200 thele march to Pixel
hudely Any opposition in their
way
New
Version
IN
a tw
Thi
version
of Notory for De Bassins. Under Stalin, the idea was spread that The Red Any was ready for
મ
Military Herald said that the German attock in 1951 could
regardlexi y no means big Ludden by the supreme adminis- tratten of the country which at that time was entirely concen - trated the hands of J. V. Stalin.
"The fact in that despite all 1 attuck and that the indiał obvinis signs that agression won Campaign wins waged as "aclive being prepared, the necessary
measures of preparednes
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next year.
Surtement
WIS
Since the Kremlin Jaunelled javont surprise were not taken 11: drive against Stalin's
Ideality cult, it has beentary Herald cheeked that the ate Soviel sharply criticised by the Army the bewspaper ited Star, which rad that it exprensest "utterly wrong harmful views about the state of Red Aimy preparedness.
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"It is revealed: prepively For this reason that The Soviet Army had to retreat at the coure of the entre punt- men and duluron of 1941, wang- Three pe still
explanation for the discordant views on Bus 1, difficult defensive battles
enemy
expressed by the two $Pce#stxsiiiy {54ibས་
publications, both of which are mainpower 400
Issued by the Soviet Defence
equipment
Bever
Farstru Garrison" mention Stalin by name but I #hows traumatically how bitterly the Rastany suffered because this lack of preparation The thin begins shortly before the German attack. The sun 15 suming, children are playing in The stævels of Brest, u bonker Town
the 00
Soviet-Polish fretler Just 440 yurds
The German lines.
יינת
Nothing
The local commmander pre- pares to go on leave, tould be more peaceful, The Army division based un Brest is in camp for from town, "It's surprisingly quiet," someone yk.ng aut towards the German lines,
At Peace
1
"Our garrison is not a good
suys wowther no-one seems to worry, Stalin |
Toa tamka
birth
5+
non-aggression pact with Hitler, and there is sempe of security in the air
A 4mm, On June 22, the soldiers
of the garrison are in bed Brest is at peace. denly. Die Stukas appear from In Iwo beyond the frontier hours, the town is almost razed The attack is
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The cameras range over the blazing rubble, The dead are
strewn
Bround The barracks.
there are people who Sun. do not take it seriously. A wonon looks oul of the window and sees the soldiers firing their sub-machine guns.
These are only
manguevies, Soon we will have lea," she
vayya
A soldier says: "This is a provocation by the fasetsts." "No,"
Sultys the commander.
not
wbr."
"This
13 This 1
The
at
Is
provocation
Wher
19
cur division?" asks # woman.
division
camp. least
day's Journey from Brest, By the time it can the Brest garrison is move,
uff
completely cut dolce is heard
on
Mr Molotoy's vo
the
radio, arusouncing the By that "peradious invasion." time there has been hand-to- hand fighting in the streets, the Germbe tanks have started rumbling towards Brest,
Hold Out
For two days short of a month, the beleagured garrison holds out, The women and children, unable to endure without water, surrender under a white flog.
Sun, the garrison resists, only one man is left, the
Major Ivan Baturin
hero. Four years later, he emerges from a German prison camp.
Caught unawares, the Red Army
elsewhere is unable to
come to the aid of the garrison. At no time in the film is there hay sign of outside help or of the #active defence" of which Stalin boasted.
tho
Making of the film shows the preparations for the current campaign against Stalin started year ago, when "Immortal Garrison" was com missioned and
scenario written by am outstanding Soviet playwright, Konstantin Simbaby. Shooting of the Aim bogan Inst June, and Whe completed in Dectrüber, d
The public attack on Stalin, hoyrtver - wne not munched unal Mr Nictim. Khambchev, Connexumlet "Party, #ocretary,
One at the lenders, Mr F. W. Bradley, an anthropology student Auckland University College. sand that the expedition hoped to and Д new route through the Venezuelan jungle to Manaos in Brazil
"Ninety per cent of the areos we will visit have never been expired.” he sand
The party will study the cul- customs and religions of early days of the way are now jungle-dwelling Indians it? expected. Military historians Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Bri-
been instructed to prepare {tish Guma. have
Murther revelations about the ture.
One of two Egyptian de stroyers Awaiting Balling
Royal
one
orders at Portsmouth is the Ai Quaher (The Victor),
NAVY destroyer HMS Mynak. The vessel År ono of three out of war surplus stock wold to Egypt
by the British Government.-- Express Photo
Koreans Guard Truce Line
Melbourne, Aug. 7 South Korean suldiers could
hold [214
EGYPTIAN
WARSHIP
Canadian-German Relations Much Better
Soest, West Germany, Aug. 7.
Now that Canadian troops serving in West Germany have their wives and families living with them there are fewer reports that the men are kleking over the traces when off duty.
It is not that the men of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade have suddenly become timid or turned teetotal,
to be
On
In the case of married menf Part of coch men's pay 1s the change has come about withhickt.
lesa leaving through the influence of their spent on alcohol, it is paid out wives. Single men are affected | when the soldiers go away
all leave. because now there are no
and night passes for them Southern Rhodeslan who form- erly served in the French Foreign Legion and has become Secret- ary of their Club has a method of dealing with complaints
without authority."
NOT HEALTHY
Penalties for causing distur- resort tu higher bances are severe, "Our deten-
Don
is not + healthy
The results of these changes place." said the offleer.
Cosmic Ray Chart that although the free and easy
Of The World
Th
Washington, Aug. 1.
National Geographic Society announced plans today for a Swedish ship to sail carly in September from Guldborg to Capeterna do beggin making a ecanic ray chart of the world.
The voyage
Swedish of the
carrying visse). MS Lammbres, sprotially constructed recorders that "histen" to space, the first in a long-range Joumene to measure
are showlug to the rather served Westphollan population
off-duty Canadian soldier some- times kicks over the traces, he is likable man.
POLICE INTERVENTION
At the same time the Brigade is making it harder for soldiers
น get into the occasional beer- house fight, and easier for Ger- man and milliary police to intervene before 071 Incident becomes serious,
of
Another strong incentive to good behaviour la thut most Ger- men regard a posting to many as very favourable and do not want to be sent home bo- fure their {wo-year term is
over.
measures
Apart from thead almed at disciplining the men, other steps of a more positive kind have been taken to foster German-Canadian good
tions.
rela-
An example is to be found in the little village of Balve, whose
touses half-timbered
nestie amid rolling hills about 20 miles west of here.
the
will be
The large proportion pro-married imen-about one-third- sca, ou in the Brigade hus helped fu
Here about 75 Canadian Bmproving the good name of
A few years Canadians.
ago families, from
4th Royal there were no Canadian families Canadian Horse Artillery,
Cano- In Germany
all. and the from Princess Patricia's
all living Troops were correspondinglydian Light Infantry,
In German houses, have found- ed their families Club,
diacrent ships and routes, the United Nations mysterious atomic particles that Korean truce the, according to constantly bombard the earth.- the Furmer Commander-in-Chino Mall Special.
Chief of the British Commoti wealth forces in Korea, Lieut.- General R Bierwirth.
in
Melbourne. Aug 3 The Royal Australian Au General Bierwirth, back Austraita after relinquishing Fare Calcens Service plans to
Instali television sele in canteens his coumaad, said that only A taken forve
of about 2,000 as part of its "comforts" for Air
British Force personnel. of the First
Dlvision re- Commonwerjih mained on the truce line.
Australians, would China
now history books eliminating The nine members will each the falls of histories prepared contribute £500 towards the trip. in Stalin's time which are suld which is unsponsored. The ext To haves "glossert
thepedition will leave in December Over" faced by the Red fund diMculties
January.
Mal Army,-China Mail Speciul, Speclai
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
"I SAW HER-- ON A HORSE
WITH A GENT WITH A PLUME IN HIS HAT. SHE DROPPED THIS KERCHIEF.”
HAHA-HOHO--
AWAY WE GO --
troops
The
seventy in- remain signallers, deinitely-Chuva Mall Special.
THAT'S NARDA'S!
DID SHE CRY FOR HELP?
NO, YOUR HIGHNESS. NOT A WORD. BUT
THE MAN WAS
LAUGHING AND
SINGING.
FERDINAND
ANTIQUES
NANCY
I THINK I'LL
PLAY
BEAUTY PARLOR ZZ
JOHNNY
Z z z
HAZARD
WE CAN TALK NOWI BUSTY,
YOU STILL INSIST YOU SPENT
zz
YOU'RE BOTH CRACKED BEFORE YOU GUYS BUSTED IN
ONLY ONE ANHUTE IN GAMBITS | I HAD TIME FOR
OFFICE? BECAUSE JESS CAN VERIFY IT WAS TWENTY
MUNUTESE,
JUST ONE SIP OF
COFFEE
OH, THERE'S
THE PHONE
HO-HUM-- I GUESS FELL ASLEEP --- I'M GOING HOME
EITHER HA'S COVERING UP. JESS, OR HE'S THE VICTIM OF ANLOST WEEK ENDY THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT-A
I
WHAT IS THIS 7! ARE YOU GUYS RIBBING ME OR SOMETRING F
The Service
operates 54 co- operative stores, where sirm and their wives can buy goods at blandard price whenever are serving-China Mail Special.
they
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
HMM-THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE AN ABDUCTION.
NO. I HATE TO SAY IT. MANDRAKE, BUT IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE AN
ELOPEMENT,
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
I WONDER WHAT'S SO
FUNNY
By Frank Robbins
NO, BUSTY, TRYING TO SAVE YOUR NECK, IF IT'S WORTH SAVING/ NOW WE WANT MR. GAMBIT TO THINK WE'RG ÁLL, TAKING OFF
wilder.
a
ut
once
FOUND A FRIEND
and
Until
Canadian last year were suldiers
allowed night leave. Now the single men must
It was be in by a.m. suggested that they should have
The club has run several joint #curfew" at 10 p.m. like Bel- glans serving in the area, "But German-Canadian events and its would not stand for co-chairman Bombardier Donald our men
of Sault Ste. Marie, an officer. with a Reville that," said
"Before we Invited the smile.
"They are not amenable says:
Germans they seemed reserved ag." to that sort of ti
when we talked to them. Now they are opening their hearts more."
EVEN
MAGICIANS
Toy Carlsberg
Couldn't be fresher!
try Libby's M
· FROZEN PIAS TODAY
ROWNTREES
YOU CAN
THE
TASTE
· FRUIT.
„this situation calls for a
San Miguel
The club has found a friend in the police chief of Balve. Herr Foerster. Nowadays when Canadian soldier in Balve takes too much drink, or falls out with his landlady, the police his do not immediately go to unit and complain, nor does a |highly-coloured report appear in
the local newspaper.
20.
DIEN BIEN PHU
Instead Herr Foerster calls in Families the secretary of the Club, Mr Darick Geach, aged Southern Rhodesian voleran of the French Foreign Legion who works as a civilian cierk with the Canadian Army and hopes soon to join the Canadian Army itself.
"He
Mr Geach, who fought at Dien Blen Phu and married the alster pt a German legionnaire whoen he wooed by post, has the full confidence of both sides solves most kinds of trouble at village level, with the full ep- proval of his unit commander, Colonel T. R. Gemmoll.
were
"At first," Mr Gesch said, "the Germons
sceptical, but we then they discovered that wero sincere and that it was a means of their getting solie- fection to problems without re- sorting to higher authority
*
An evcot which received #1 particularly faycurable German German-Canadian press was balt run by the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, com- manded by Lieu-Col T, R. McCoy of London and Hamilton, Ontario,
HESITANT
The guests included German high-school girls, whờ, came on the understanding that they were to be taken home together by bus.
Dr Jean Martin of Montreal, Supervisor of Canadian Schools
In Germany, on another occasion enlisted the aquaro danes as an aid to understanding. This was believed to be the first occasions on which girla in Bavarian costumes-although bought in Westphalia - performed, the sqilare darcas comewhat Hesitantly at first.--Ching Majl Special.
Typhoon Relief
London, Aug. 8.
Six working teams dispatched by China's State Counelt“, jote Peking youterday for the typhoon-strickena Davan
Fukien, Cheklangt, Anhwnd and Klanged provincka to help in the relief work, reported the New
morning,Reuter A
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