Evening star., 1941-09-20
Nev Forces Fighting to Death,
Russians Declare; Nozis Report
Whole Garrison Surrenderinq
Berlin Claims New
Gains on WATERWAYS
Leading to Leningrod
By the Associated Press.

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position in the Ukraine, the Red
Army reported today it still was
fighting heavily at Kiev and that
the Germans had lost 10 divisions
up to 10000 men-in assaulting the
city where they claim the swastika
flag already floats.
The German high command said
the citadel of Kiev was stormed yes
terday, that Russian officers fled and
the whole Red garrison surrendered
without further resistance.
This left some doubt whether the
Germans had occupied the old
Ukrainian capital or had merely
smashed into part of it. The Soviet
midday communique made no ac-
acknowledgements except to place the
heaviest fighting directly at Kiev.
Fight Until Death.
Red Star said, The gunners of
Kiev are fighting the enemy until
death"
The Germans shall pay dearly
for the city. The Red Army is SPAR
ing no efforts to inf1ict the greatest
possible losses upon the German
hordes."
OF the entry into Kiev, broadcast
first in a special war bulletin yes
terday, the communique today from
Adolf Hitlers headquarters said:
AS already reported by special
announcement infantry divisions of
the German Army supported by the
LuftWaffe have, after several days
of fighting. broken through the
strong ring of Notifications of Kiev
on the west bank of the Dnieper
River.
Called Bold Attack.
IN bold attack they penetrated
yesterday into the town, behind the
retreating enemy, and hoisted the
Reich war flag on the citadel.
After the higher leadership of
the Soviet troops had fed, the whole
garrison threw down their arms and
ceased further resistance"
In speaking of the retreating
enemy" the German high command
did not make clear whether it meant
all Kiev's defense forces or merely
fortress troops at the point of the
break through
Neither did it specify whether the
top officers, said to have retreated.
were commanders of the stormed
citadel or of the whole city. Hence,
1t was not clear whether only that
strongpoint of resistance or all the
defenses of Kiev had capitulated.
The citadel is on the river front
and most of Kiev lies behind it to
the northeaStD
Might Be Only Opening Blow.
If the Russians stuck to their
determination not to yield the city
without house-to-house defense.
therefore, capture of the citadel
might mean only the opening blow
New gains toward mastery of the
waterways leading to Leningrad
were claimed by the German COM
munique which said German forces
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Muhu and Vormsi, stepping stones
to Oesel, Russia's seminal island at
the mouth of the Gulf of Finland,
since mid-September.
Muhu and Oesel are linked by
causeWay and the German attacks
toward Eastern Oesel had created
conditions for operations aiming at
the occupation of this island.
German air attacks on Odessa
and Moscow were reported by the
high command and other German
sources said "a grounded Russian
planes were destroyed on airdromes
in LuftWaffe assaults yesterday on
Leningrad's defense lines.
London Doubts Claims.
A high source in London expressed |
doubt that the NaZis had done as
well as they claimed in the Ukraine |
Russian sources in the British |
capital admitted that Kiev, Lenin-
grad, and even Moscow itself, even
tually might be lost. but said the |
Soviet Union would not think of de-
feat unless the Hitler legions were
able to drive to the easternmoSt |
depths of Siberia.
The Germans claimed not only TO !
have entered Kiev. but to have eff