Evening star., 1942-07-07
Voronezh Captured
In 10-MiIe Push,
Germans Boast
Poris Radio Says Nozis
Are Pushing Beyond in
Direction Of Povorino ,
p the Associated Press.

Fl the Associated Press.
BERLIN (From German Broad
casts July THE German high
command announced today the
capture of Voronezh, important
center on the main Moscow -Ros-
tov rail line running 1orthward
from the Caucasus oil fields.
(This claim was unconfirmedo
The thrust to the city represented
a 1O-mile advance by German forces
which were reported to have crossed
the Don River, west Of Voronezh, at
q number of points yesterday.
(The Nazi-controlled Paris radio
went further, declaring the Ger
mans were already pushing on
from Voronezh "in the direction
of Poyorino," another Important
rail junction 140 miles to the east,
implying major break-through.
(The Vichy radio, quoting
Stockholm dispatches, earlier said
that fighting is now taking place
in the town of Voronezh 1tself.D
81 Soviet ranks SldHucu.
The German communique said one
advancing tank division destroyed
81 Soviet tanks and that enemy
counterattacks have been defeated" J"
The number of prisoners and
amount of booty are continually
increasing" it added.
Nazi planes ranging far behind
the Russian lines were declared to
have dealt shattering blows to Red
Army supply lines.
In another violent eruption OF
fighting, the high command said
the Russians were thrown from their
positions ION a broad front" in the
Rzhev area, 120 miles northwest OF
Moscow.
(Rzhev, to which the Germans
clung throughout the winter, is
the closest point to Moscow now
held by the Nazis.
(Action ON a broad front there
the same phrase the Ger
mans used to describe the start
of their current operations in the
south-may mean the beginning
ca Gigantic pincers movement
aimed at Moscow, with the Nazis
ultimately wheeling northward
from the Voronezh area)
Russians on Offensive.
The communique said the Rus
sians started an offensive OF their
own above Qrel, in the sector about
midway between Moscow and Khar-
kov, and counter attacking Ger
mans Knocked out "a Soviet tanks.
Hard fighting was reported still IN
proRress there.
In Mondays aerial fighting the
Germans listed 96 Russian planes
destroyed against only two OF their
own
Two Soviet submarines have been
eunk. the high command said, one
by Nazi bombing planes in Black
Sea waters OF the Crimea and the
othe1 In the Gull Of Finland by q
minesweeper.
$4,000 Taken at Sevastopol.
A special report by the German
hish command said Crimean opera
tions from September 81. 194l, to
the fall Of Sevastopol cost the RUS
SLAMS 430, 900 prisoners; 1,19s tanks
and 7,102 guns.
In the heavy fighting for sevastopol
from June to July 4 the Russians
lost 10000 to 10000 dead, the hlgn
command said.
Total German losses in the same
period were listed at 872 officers and
23.239 men. These included l9t
oficers and AIT men killed; II
officers, 1880 men missing, and the
remainder wounded.
Between June and July 4 thu
Russians lost 1913 planes in aerla
combat and 18 on the ground, while
German losses were 81, it was stated
Soviet naval losses were listed a.
four destroyers, four submarines, twt
lo,O00-ton steamers, one 5,OOO-tor
transport, two smaller transports
and numerous coastal vessels ane
freizhteYS.