Evening star., 1941-11-29
VoIgo Is Crossed,
Towns Retuken,
Soviets Claim

BY lie Associated Press.
The Germans acknowledged in
Berlin today that their forces
had bs&l partially withdrawn
from RoStov-on-Don. northern
gateway to the Caucasus, which
their troops won a week ago.
Even AS It's admission came from
the Nazis. the Russians themselves
announced powerful Red Army
counterattack was continuing north
west of Moscow after Russian forces
were said TO have crossed the Volga
on the ice and driven the Germans
out OF town after town.
Quoting dispatches to Izvestia. the
Moscow radio said that al many
places along the hard-pressed de-
tense arc III front of the Soviet
capital the Nazi onslaught had been
held 10 StandStill for several days.
and that the Nazi flsnking move
ment southeast of Tula was being
slowed down in intense fighting
The latest Russian cOunterthruSt
northwest OF the capital was said
10 have been launched in the dusk
Thursday near kalinin, 90 miles
northwest Of Moscow.
Nazis Claim VolOkoIamsk.
On B.. German news agency. re-
ported that on the central front
the cotton manufacturing town OF
VolokolamSk. 65 miles northwest of
Moscow. had been captured in the
steady Nazi squeeze on the Russian
capital
Rostov. which the Germans had
described as one of their most stra-
teeic prizes OF the war. was singled
out for severe reprisals.
The high command disclosed the
move by saving occupation troops
OF Rostov. in compliance with or
oers. are evacuating the central
district of the city IN order to make
the most thorough preparations for
necessary measures against the pop
ulatlon, which, contrary to mterna-
tlonal law. participated in fighting
al the rear of the German troops"
Shipping Indicated.
How far the troops withdrew was
not indicated, but the official re-
port indicated it was not far. II
referred to the evacuated area as
engere stadteebeit" - interpreted
generally to mean built-up sections
of the city.
The impression vas given that
sniping by civilians had developed
to an unprecedented extent back of
the lines against which Russian
forces were hurled recklesslv.
Observers said this was one of the
rare instances since the start OF the
WAY when the Germans admitted
Withdrawing from an important DO
sltlon. The outstanding previous in
stance was Narvik. from which the
Germans withdrew under English
pressure May 29 1910. and then re-
took the Norwegian port u dsvs
later
H'ucu ~ SOulneASt.
A British radio report said the
Russian counterthrust northwest of
Moscow was aimed southeast against
the flank OF the wedge the Germans
had driven into the Kiln section be-
tween Kalinin and the Capital.
Ten Villages Reported Retaken.
The British radio report heard by
c. B. S. said Red Army counterat-
tacks toward Kiln from Kalinin. on
the northern flank of the Moscow
defense arc, had recaptured 10 vii
lagos. The broadcast said powerful
Nazi forces were being massed near
Mayoroslavets. IS miles southwest
OF the ca pital. for a new thrust from
that direction.
Russian reports TO London said
the Red Army defenders OF Moscow
had hurled back German assault
forces in three strategic region sec
tors and killed 1000 invaders thrust
ing southwark from Kiln.
About 1000 other officers and men
we're declared by the Soviet Informa-
ton Bureau to have been killed by |
Red Army aerial attacks in the .
western central direction of the
'front.' which also were claimed to
nave destroyed 80 tanks. 43O in
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