The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-07
GERMANY SAYS
 BATTLE RAGING
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defenses, 1t was said, probably about 20 miles outside the city.
 It was the second time the famous port has been under siege. In the Crimean war S7 years ago 1t held out for Q year against British, French and Turkish troops and pro- duced the Balaelava helmets, the knitted hoods covering head, ears and shoulders which the German troops are now wearing on the Rus sian front.
 German observers doubted that Sevastopols siege would be as lengthy this time, asserting that the Luftwaffe and long range guns would make the port untenable as naval base.
 Because of the great range of modern cannon, Nazi sources said, the secondary Russian base of Nov- orossisk may become untenable when the Nazi advance reaches Kerch.
 Winter Campaign
 The press speculation on the pos sibility that a Crimean victory may make possible a winter campaign in the Caucasus. Commenting on re- ports that deep snow makes move- ments in the Caucasus impossible during the months from late No- vember to April, the official news agency said that means British and American aid will not reach Russia before spring.
 Reports of Nazi luftwaffe activity dominated the news from the east ern front. An authorized spokesman said he had no knowledge of ru- mors of the capture of Tula on the central front.
 Naxis RepuIsed
 (An Italian radio report heard by the United Press listening post in New York said the Russians at- tempted a heavy counter attack at Sevastopol but were Tepulsed with tremendous" losses.)
 The Nazi air force was said to have inflicted heavy damages on a Russian battery on the central front land to have destroyed several tanks and more. than SO trucks. Elsewhere six Russian trains, 25 locomotives and IA freight cars were said to have been destroyed or damaged.
 It was claimed that 55 Russian planes were destroyed.
 DINE reported that e final survey of the Kiev battle established that the five Russian armies destroyed there comprised 53 divisions and two brigades as well as 6 number of mixed forces.
 Russian naval losses in the Black Sea were estimated by Nazi mili- tary spokesman as IS ships. includ- ing a small cruiser. Tn addition 34 merchant ships of l37,O00 tons were claimed as sunk and 36 badly dam aged.
 Pursuit Of Russians
 Despite the terrain and the Rus sian resistance, the nigh command said, the pursuit of Russians falling back on Sevastopol, the Black Sea naval base, continued.
 The Luftwaffe, said the communi- que, sent Stuka bomberS into action against enemy positions in the forti- fled area of Sevastopol and silenced several batteries.
 The high command claimed Ger man and Rurnanian troops in the Donets industrial asin made further progress while planes carried out a heavy daylight air attack on Lenin- grad.
 A Russian freighter off Petersop was claimed as sunk by German ar- tillery fire.
 Making its first mention of fight ing in the central Moscow sector in many days, the high command said infantry forces broke through strong enemy positions and captured mum erous prisoners and guns" The To- cation of this feat was not specifI- cally revealed.
 T,0e0, ,Oo0, ,0o0 Russians Gone
 Berlin, Nov. 7.-(UP)-An author. ized German military spokesman said today that between 100000 and 5000, ,0OO, 900 Soviet soldiers had been put out of action up to the end of October.
 The spokesman said that Russian losses included st least 3eo com plete formations, such as divisions and armored brigades.
 un Moscow yesterday Josef Eta- lin placed German losses at z,50O, 900 men and said that Russian losses totaled l,74S.0O0.)
 The military spokesman offered the German assertion in reply to claims made tn Moscow speech by Josef Etalin yesterday.
 He said that up to September 90 at least 20T complete Red army for