Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-29
Russia
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Red Army was striking so swiftly
these new Eazi troops had no time to
get into position.
The weather was described as ex-
tremely cold. Snow in some places
was deepening.
On the Kotelnikovski front. Red
Star said German counterattacks
from carefully prepared defense
positions were beaten down, and the
Russian drive continued. 1t reported
that the retreating Germans were
abandoning unchanged guns and
equipment.
The deepest reported penetration
through the KotelnikovSki defense
system was at Nagolny, miles south
of the city
The Russians also hold Maiorsky.
9lz miles to the northwest, and Ka-
raichev, few miles east, all but
ringing the city in the drive that has
carried them down the railroad from
Stalingrad despite bitter Axis coun-
| terattacks.
The midday communique said that
in the latest battles our units
fought their way forward and oc-
cupied number of populated places.
According to incomplete data. more
than 1000 enemy officers and men
were killed"
20 Tanks Reported Destroyed.
This brings to more than 21,OO0
the toll of Axis soldiers reported
slain in the region since Deem
Der II.
Twenty tanks and other arms were
destroyed, the newest communique
said.
The nights fighting also was re-
ported to have brought new smashes
down through the middle Don cor
ridor leading toward Rostov, m
creasing the Russians chances of
uniting that army with the forces
fighting west on the Stalingrad-
Likhaya railway and with the COL
umns around Kotelnikovski
The noon war bulletin reported
that in the middle Don area our
, troops pursued the retreating enemy
and killed about 300 German officers
and men, set fire to four tanks" and
captured more military supplies.
In another sector on that front
the Russians claimed that 400 more
of the enemy were slain in a power
full blow that dislodged units trying
to stem the Russian advance.
Tho lot "a ;oJ
said that in the Caucasus the Ger
mans concentrated violently
southeast of Nalchik last night. at
tempting in tank assault to dis
lodge the Red Army troops from
their entertainments in captured
positions.
Can Cut Supply Routes.
This attack, the Russians said,
was repulSed with the loss of 300
Germans
The newest advances southwest
OF Stalingrad placed the Russians
in position to speed their campaign
of Sllcing up the Axis divisions be-
fore Stallngrad and in the Caucasus,
and TO cut deciSively the few routes
Va supply lcll Tile enemy.
Advances of from Is to Is miles
yesterday put the Red Army at
Gremyachaya, II miles northeast of
Kotelnikovski on the railroad that
angles up toward Stalingrad; at
Verkhne Kurmoyarskaya, 10 miles
northwest Of Kotelnikovski; at Kri-
low, % miles southeast and at Nj
kolski, 80 miles southeast.
An early communlque today said
that the enemy is sending special
attachments to cover up the re-
treat of his troops"
In four days, the Russians re-
ported, they had moved from 81 to
SO miles in their thrusts toward
Kotelnikovski and their thanking
arms promised a strategy that may
bypass the city.
Since December IL, the Soviet
Information Bureau said. 10000
Axis troops have been slain on this
front, and 27O German planes, 427
tanks and 877 trucks have been
destroyed.
The figure includes 1000 reported
slain in yesterdays fighting A
communique added that $500 Ger
mans surrendered yesterday in the
same area.
The northern flanking arm on the
Kotelnikovski front was only As
miles away from the Red Army
progressing down the Moscow
Rostov railway from the middle Don
where it had executed a similar by
passing tactic on Millerovo, another
important railway center.
The flanking arm south of Kotel-
nikovski was in position to thrust
westward toward Rostov or tc
swing southwark toward the eau.
caSus to come in behind the Ger
man armies now resisting another
Russian offensive in the Nalchik
area.
The regular early communicate
told Of the capture of Chertkov, 81
miles north of Millerovo, indicating
that the Russians are hopping ul
territory between the TANKS that
have pushed more than 20 mile.
westward into the Ukraine; south.
west to Grekove, west of the railway
and only short distance from the
Millerovo- Voroshilovgrad rail line
and southeast Of Millerovo toware
the Stalingrad-Likhaya rail line
The Germans have lost 20.00(
more killed and captured tn tn.