Evening star., 1941-11-21
Russian
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Germans advanced to kilometers
and took several villages. In one
sector the Soviet infantry attacked
and dislodged the enemy from the
northern outskirts of a."
Offensive at Several Points.
"In the Volokolamsk direction the
Germans hurled in eight divisions,
including four tank divisions, three
infantry and one SIS (elite) divi-
Sions.
The enemy launched an offensive
simultaneously in several places try
ing to break through and strike at
the Soviet rear. Grim fighting is in
progress in the area of villages 'P"
and b" Our troops are stanchly
checking the enemy's violent on
slaught.
One Soviet unit ousted the enemy
from two villages. All German at
tempts to take M also failed. the
enemy sustaining immense losses at
the approaches to that village.
On November 10 Soviet troops in
this area launched a violent coun-
terattack which the Germans could
not withstand and they retired west
ward. evacuating many villages.
Wedge Driven by Germans.
I'm the Mozhaisk direction on
November l9 the enemy became ac-
tive also, concentrating his efforts
on our flank units holding a motor
road and the Moshaisk highway.
The Germans attacked simulta-
neously in several places and in the
first hours of their offensive were
able to drive a wedge into our lines.
Pierce fighting is now in progress
here. Several villages change hands
continuously"
The Pravda correspondent said
fighting in the Southern sectors of
the Tula direction grows in inten-
sitv."
Tula is 100 miles south of Moscow
and key point in that capitals far
flung defense system.
The correspondent said the Ger
mans had lost about so tanks, doz-
ems of trucks and large number
of men. However, all this has failed
to dampen the enemy's ardor and
he continues to strive forward
Heavy Nazi Losses.
German armies engaged in new
eastern front offensives were report
ed suffering heavy losses in fierce
fighting before Rostov-on-Don,
northern gateway to the Caucasus.
A Soviet Information Bureau an
nouncement broadcast by the Mos
COW radio said more than 1000 Ger
mans were killed at an unidentified
point on the southwestern front as
Soviet troops beat off a violent at
tack which was supported by 200
| tanks.
The announcement added that
in one day Soviet troops operating
on the southern front destroyed 215
trucks, 80 tanks. a large number of
guns and other equipment
Fighting on a considerable scale
was reported also from other sec
tors of the long front, while Red
Navy ships blazed into action and
sank three transports aggregating
1000 tons and one tanker of 5000
tons in the Barents Sea, according
to the Soviet government.
The ships apparently were en-
route to Finland to reinforce Fin
nish and German units in the Far
North.
Russians also said they sank a
90OO-ton tanker in the Black Sea.
Mani Efforts Intensified.
Russian informants said the Ger
mans were intensifying their efforts
in the areas of Kaiinin. 95 miles
northwest OF Moscow. and Tula.
At least 100000 German troops
were said to be in action around
Tula and Volokolamsk. at both ends
of the long chain of defenSes arch
ing around the Moscow region.
The Russians acknowledged yes
! terday their troops had been COM
PEELED to leave a number OF villages
/ in the Volokolamsk area.
The Moscow radio also admitted
that the Germans had passed ito
the offensive on all sectors of the
Crimean front"
Observers said the evacuation OF
Kerch, announced as for "strategi-
cal reasons" increased the threat to
the oil-rich Caucasus. The Russians
said yesterday they were out OF