Evening star., 1941-10-27
ArmQred German
legions Smash
Nearer Moscow
Assault Of 100 Tanks
RepuIsed on Bostov
Front, Reds Soy
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others in the south-as the scenes
of fighting during the night.
Heavy Russian air attacks on
German troops, tanks and guns in
the big battles around Mozhaisk and
Kharkov were reported by the Sow
let Bureau of Information.
Tass credited Russian guerrillas
with taking a steadily increasing
toll of Germans behind the fighting
lines.
Several bands of irregulars be-
hind the Germans in the Kalinin
sector, northwest of Moscow, were
said to be in regular communication
with the Russian front line.
Nazis Meet Intense Fire.
DNB said the Germans had
over-run strong Russian defenses
studded with CaSemateS and concrete
pillboXes. but did not tell whether
this drive was on the south, west
or northwest-the three directions
from which the Nazis have been
closing in on Moscow.
The news agency acknowledged
that the Russians still were offering
fierce resistance, however, and said
the Germans were meeting intense
Red Army artillery fire.
Russian reports, on the other hand.
acknowledged that Moscows defense
line southwest of the capital had
been bowed by German onslaught
but declared that repeated assaults.
made at heavy cost of men and
equipment. had failed to hammer
through a break.
Big Russian guns. front-line dis
patches said, tore up charging Ger
man tank columns with point-blank
fire, allowing infantrymen to with
draw short distance and establish
a new line in the MaloyaroslavetS
sector, 65 miles southwest of Moscow.
In bloody but indecisive fighting
on the other approach to the capi-
tai. Russian reports said even streets
were changing hands back and forth
In grim struggle for Kalinin. 95
miles to the northwest, and fighting
was being waged remOrSelessly at
Mozhaisk. 81 miles to the west.
Peril to Rostov Grows.
Although a picture thus was pre-
eented Of a slowly moving situation
before Moscow. Russia's important
oil pipe line terminus and rail-water
junction at the gateway to the Cau-
casus, ROStov-on-Don, seemed to be
in growing Jeopardy
The Russians admitted the loss of
Stalino, important Donets Basin in
dustrial center about 100 miles
northwest of Rostov and said fight
Ing was continuing at nearby Ma
keeva and at Taganrog. on the Sea
Of Azov. 40 miles from Rostoy.
The Russian announcement con-
firmed the German claim to have
taken Stalino, but it was abandoned
only after tse Germans had paid
with 50,OG0 men killed and wounded
in several days of fighting. The
Russians have not admitted yielding
Kharkov, also claimed by the Ger
mans. but battle in that region
was reported still raging.
The daily average of coal mined
In the Siberian fields last month was
2043 tons more than in June and
the daily average for the first half
Of october was 2,163 tons more than
in June, they said. Production ore,
manganese and non-ferrous metals.
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cent over peacetime.
Wavell Can Send $4,000.
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell British
commander in India, has some Co.
900 Indian troops in Iraq and Iran
which he can dispatch into the Rus
sian Caucasus to aid the Red Army,
neutral military sources in Teheran
said.
Thus far this potential British eX-
peditionary force is meagerly equip
ped with tanks and artillery. Pre-
sumably, however it could count on
better air support than the dis
estrous force which landed in Greece
only to be thrown out of that coun-
try by the Germans.
American made WarplaneS are
reaching this area in increasing
numbers.
THE Russians have reduced their
earrisons throughout Northern Iran
and sent the troops back into the
Caucasus" British military
spokesman said. Our forces haven't
followed them there yet. But
Moscow. London or
Tiflis where we've had military
mission during most Of the Russian
German war-the plans must have
been laid for joint defense of the
Caucasus"
1T is just possible the Germans
may take Baku this winter, but the
need for a mechanical overhaul, |
fresh troops and additional supplies
may limit them to air attacks, with
the land drive southwark postponed
until spring.
IF the Germans continued to the
Caspian Sea they would cut off the
Caucasus forces from the rest of
Russia. BY striking down the coast |.
10 Baku they might pin the Russians
in the mountains between the Black
and Caspian Seas, leaving them no
easy route to withdraw into Iran"
Patents Chief Is Held