The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-26
German Forces Break Through Russian Line
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NG0AAvAAANya has started an offensive against the Germans, i,400 enemy soldiers were killed. On the same front, radio Moscow said, four tanks, two mine thrower batteries and S8 lorfies were destroyed.
 "rhe enemy Is paying the dearest price for any successes obtained, radio Moscow said Of the fighting on the central front.
 It said that in the direction of Mozhaisk, west of Moscow, and Maloyaroslavets, northwest Of the city, German attacks were beaten of. The Germans were said to have suffered heavy losses from Russian artillery and n1inesthrowers in the MozhaiAk and Maloyaroslavets see- tors. The attackers were reported forced to retire to their initial pos Sitions in these areas.
 Radio Moscow said that in the Kiln sector north of Moscow the German offensive continued to de- Velop and it was admitted that sev- eral villages had been occupied by the enemy.
 "A complicated and tense sltuaa- ton prevails in this (the Kim area" radio Moscow said.
 The Germans also were reported concentrating efforts to advance along the Leaingrad-V VolokolamSk highways and 1t was admitted that ct one point they had succeeded in breaking through the Soviet de- lenses.
 Russia Warns of Danger
 Russian broadcasts frankly warned of the danger in the advances and said the big Nazi push has reached It's decisive stage"
 For the first time, it was revealed British tanks have gone Into action defending the Moscow front, and Russian reports paid tribute to theIl fighting caliber. Their thick armoT was said to protect them well against Nat shots and their cannon was said to be capable of damaging even heavy German tanks.
 A small detachment of British machines was credited with wipine out two German battalIons.
 Russian dispatches confirmed re- ports from Cairo which indicated nat the British offensive Into Lihys is proving of aC leasC some value to the Russian stand on their long front. These dispatches said diplo- matte sources understood the Ger mans are removing planes in order to reinforce their hard hit units ill north Africa.
 Presumably planes being trans ferred from Russia to north Africa are being sent from south Russia the closest part of the front tc Africa.
 It was believed here that this de- velopment might aid the Russian forces on the Rostov front where the Russians insist they are still fighting in the streets of the town which the Germans claimed to have captured last week.
 German Report
 Berlin, Nov. 26-(UP)-German forces fighting outside Moscow gain- ed extensive ground yesterday, the high command said today.
 A military spokesman said the Germans were making good progress and were gradually thrusting the Russians into the city'S inner de- fense lines. These lines, the spokes- man said, were only 25 miles from Moscow.
 The spokesman said he was un- able to confirm reports that the Germans had captured Cora, north of Moscow, in the Kiln sector, and StalinogorSk, east of Tula in the southern sector.
 However, we do not deny it." he said.
 Military quarters said the air force was most active on the Rus sian front yesterday, bombing rail- way lines, gun emplacements, troops and trucks. It was claimed that IS Russian planes were destroyed yes- terday.
 Losses Are Terrific
 London, Nov. 27-(UP)-Radio Moscow said tonight that "indisput- able figures" showed that the Ger mans had lost nearly 6,000.000 men on the eastern front and the Rus sians had lost 2,l22,00O.
 The Soviet losses were said to in- clude 4e0.000 killed, III, 200 wounded and 25O,OO0 missing.
 German tank losses total i5,OOO, compared with Russia's 750O, the broadcast said. Maxi plane losses were set at l3,O00 compared with G. 400 for the Eoviets and German gun losses at io.000 compared with Rus- sia's i2.90O.
 British Cruiser Sunk
 Berlin, Nov. 26-(UP)-A special communique of the high command claimed today that Maxi submarines have heavily torpedoed and dam- aged" a British battleship and sunk the British light cruiser, Dragon, 4.- $50 tons.
 The high command claimed that the British battleship, the name of which was not given, was torpedoed on Solum, near the north African coast.
 The Dragon, it was asserted, was sunk in the Atlantic.
 The special conmunique said:
 The British navy in the past few days hes again suffered severe leases. Apart from the damage to e large Bgitiah warship ly an aerial torpedo reported by yessexday'1 high eoTn- mmnG enHuwannAaAtN. R NTlhmnwiun commanded hy x1euA comdx. Baron