The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-06
Winter Campaign for Nazis in Caucasus in Search of
 Oil Faces Them
BLTTZKRIEG OF ELEVEN
 WEEKS NOT SUCCESSFUL
Russian GuerriIIas Behind German Lines, Joined By
 Famous Don COSsacks
BY JOHN A. PARRIs, JR.

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 United Press staff COrrcspOndent)
 London, September 6. - (UP) - Russian forces are holding firm at Leningrad and the general situation along the front indicates that unless Germany makes a big break through soon 1t may be compelled to essay a winter campaign in the Caucasus in search of oil, mill itary quarters asserted today.
 Experts said that despite the fe- rocity of the German attacks on Leningrad, there were signs that the battle might become Stabilized before the city and the victory go to the side able longest to maintain the tremendous expenditure of arn- intuition and equipment.
 Gasoline, it was said, was . vital part of the supply problem.
 It was asserted that the Russians under Marshal Klementi Voro- shilov enjoyed an advantage at leaek in this respect because their supply bases were at hand and Germany had to make long hauls.
 All Reports Favor Soviet
 On the remainder of the front, all reports from the German as well as the Russian side including official reports from Italy and Hum gary - indicated that the Russians were counter attacking consistently and successfully.
 Experts emphasized that not only was the German army far behind its schedule but that so far the Germans had succeeded in captur- ing only one of many Russian in dustrial centers, that of Krivoi R0g in the Ukraine.
 The German "blitzkrieg" is now at the end of its 1lth week. Ex- perts said that the prolonged implicitly unsuccessful offensive had imposed on the highly mech anized Nazi army the necessity of replenishing its needs, chiefly lu- bricants and gasoline.
 It was held that the inroads made on Germany's gasoline re serves made it imperative for Adclf Hitler to acquire new sources of supply, and for that reason 1t was suggested that the Germans were focusing their plans on the Rus sian oil fields.
 In addition to the Baku and Cau- casus fields at the southeast side of the Black sea there are minor fields at the northeast corner, by the Kerch strait and Tanaan pen- insula at the east side of the Cri- mea, and elsewhere near the shores.
 May Hit Through Turkey
 Military quarters foresaw the pos sibility that the Germans would try to break through the Russian lines between the central and Ukrainian armies and drive direct for the Don Basin and the Caucasus. They foresaw also the possibility of a German attempt to break the new Anglo Russian line of communities ton through Iraq and Tran. In either of these attempts, the Germans would be expected to try to strike through Turkey.
 For that reason. military as well as diplomatic quarters were ex- ceedingly interested in the TuTklshs Egerman talks which are t0 start after pr. Karl ClOdius, Germany's ace economic negotiator, arrives in Turkey from Bulgaria this week end, and in any news Of the talks in Germany Of Baron Franz vnn Papen, German aInhassad0F toTnF~ key, who left for home this week.
 GueFFiElas Reinforced Moscow, Sept. e~fUPl-Hgasinm duerFillas operating scores cf miA@ behind the German lines an H#
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