The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12
Old German Land
Won Back By Nazis
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vast region west Of Warsaw that
had remained In Polish control
while the main German armies adj
vanced through the north, SOUTH
west and center of Poland. Posen
held by the Poles until now, is only
so miles from the German border
and only ITO miles from Berlin. The
Poles had been evacuating that re-
gion for several days, however, 70
avoid being trapped there IN case
the north and southwest German
armies met at Warsaw.
Hitler Pays Visit
Dispatches from the front told
today of q visit by Adolf Hitler to
field headquarters Of the Lodz-War-
saw front, where he heard Poles and
Germans battling with machine
guns less than O mile away.
The high command said that "the
big battle west Of the Visual Ii
reaching its final point" German
troops, the communique said, were
approaching Modlin, 10 miles north
of Warsaw, one Of the key points IN
WarSaW'S defenSSe.
Highways east OF the Visual, the
army said, have been blocked BY
air force attacks and the Poles
after stubborn resistance, have beer
defeated northeast OF Warsaw.
Hitler, the army said, few to the
Lodz- Warsaw front In o bombing
plane. He inspected field headquar'
tiers Of his force operating from the
Lodz area.
Reported Driven Back
The right flank of this German
force had reached almost to the
suburbs Of Warsaw, but was re-
ported In Polish dispatches las
night to have been driven back sew
eral miles In Polish counter-at.
tack.
Lodz Is 10 miles southwest Of
Warsaw and the Lodz- Warsaw line
faces northwest, toward still un'
quered region from Posen to War
saw, rather than directly at War.
saw, to the northeast.
Hitler was reported to have gone
TO the front in an airplane. D. N
B., official German news agency
said, 1.-THE greatest decisive battle Il
still proceeding there without rest
1.-THE Fuehrer landed O few kilo'
meters behind the front, at q land.
ing ground for bomber squadrons,
D, N. 3. said 1.-THE commandant re-
ported TO the Fuehrer that "a Po'
lish planes had ben shot down sun
day and many Polish air fields ir
| the far east destroyed, and that or
4, Saturday, two Polish squadrons to-
falling IA planes had been brought
down and eight others destroyed or
the ground near Lublin."
Troops Greet Him
Continuing right up to the from
lines, the Fuehrer was received en-
Enthusiastically by the troops. Tit
tour continued through an arei
where Polish guns, munitions wa
CONS, war materials and severa
Polish tanks lay wrecked In bitches
"In the fields, German heav!
batteries protected by anti-aircraf
guns stood ready FOR action. Tit
Fuehrer drove right through thes,
advanced divisional artillery lorna
tions. Still farther ahead at divi
sional headquarters In o half.wreck
cd farm house, the commanders re
ported TO the Fuehrer that Tn,
Poles there were fighting will
courage born OF desperation bu
that oil attempts had been smashed
by German fire with severe losses
"As the Fuehrer left advance
divisional headquarters, oerma'
tanks advanced, followed closely b
infantry and light field artillery. TIL
farthest advanced lines there wor
only one and O half kilometers Col
most O mile) ahead, 20 the tick
lacking Of machine guns was clear
ly audible"
The German dispatches agai