Evening star., 1941-08-09
Korosten, One of
Gates to Kiev, Is
Declared Taken
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. ga total claim
OF 341 900 Russians killed,
wounded or captured by new
German strokes on central and
southern sectors of the eastern
front emerged today in three
closely spaced communicates from
the Hitler headquarters.
This claim, at the end of the
seventh week of the Germans Of
fensive, was elaborated by the as
sertion that Is Russian divisions
had been destroyed - two whole
armies and part of third, deep in
the Ukraine.
The supreme commanders of the
18th and 9Th Russian Armies were
reported among the prisoners.
Tremendous quantities of war ma
terial were said to be among the
loot caught within the tightened
panzer circles.
Capture of $4,000 Claimed.
Two communiques from Hitler S
headquarters announced destruc-
tion of trapped Soviet defenders OF
Roslavl, so miles southeast of Smo-
lensk, the capture of 38, 900 prisoners
there and the seizure of the rail
town of Korosten. one of the north
western gates to Kiev.
First special communique listed
the $4,000 prisoners and quantities of
weapons which, it said, were cap
tured below Smolensk, where the
high command three days ago re-
ported "a new enemy power party
was partly annihilated and partly
encircled in surprise thrust.
This is on the central front some
200 miles from Moscow. but south
OF the main route to the capital
Next the regular communioue
placed the location of this reported
entrapment at Roslavl.
Fought for Days in Swamps.
1t also reported capture OF Koro-
stem, important junction on a sub
sldlary railway line about 80 miles
northwest of Kiev, and south of
the Pinsk Marshes.
The German units which took
Korosten had fought for days in
thick forests and swamps, the COM
munique said.
Adding these claims to last nights
special announcement of deep
penetration of the lower Ukraine
which by-passed Kiev TO the south.
the high command had announced
within about IA hours the capture
of l4l 900 prisoners on two major
fronts.
AS II to emphasize the Importance
of the Ukrainian thrust announced
to the people with a fanfare of
trumpets last night. today's regular
communique repeated the detailed
claims.
Accomplished at Uman.
All this. it said, was accomplished
in the battle of Uman, midway be-
tween Kiev and the great Black Sea
port of Odessa. in a drive which
apparently Is aimed at turning the
whole Russian left flank and cutting
of Odessa and the Southwest
Ukraine, with resultant entrapment
of the bulk of Soviet Marshal
Semeon Budyenny's armies of the
Ukraine.
This battle of Uman, the high
command said, was won by German
troops aided by Hungarian units.
Now. German troops are reported
moving down the west bank of the
Dnieper River in the direction of the
Ukrainian industrial center of Dne-
propetrovsk.
In the reported entrapment of
the Soviet units at Roslavl, today's
special bulletin said $50 tanks and
359 artillery pieces were taken. in
addition to the $4,000 prisoners
claimed.
(The German army in this
sector may now be in a position
to begin an encircling movement
aimed at Moscow from the south
west)
At Uman, the materiel loot re-
ported by the Germans was 317
tanks, 858 guns, 242 anti-tank and
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