Evening star., 1942-08-19
Russians Place Nazi
Losses in ; Months
At 1,25O,000 Men
Enemy Reserve Strength
Is Droined From West,
Moscow Declares
p the Associated Press.

HioS@VV SS~lo'SS
p the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 19.-The Ger
mans have lost 1.250,0O0 men in
three months, 480 900 of them killed,
and are draining reserve strength
from all Western Europe to bolster
the drive into Russia, the Soviet
Information Bureau announced in
4 special communique last night.
The period for the announced
casualties was between May 15 and
August IS.
Soviet losses for the same period
were given as 6O6,OOO dead, wounded
and missing.
The Germans were reported to
have lost 1890 tanks, 1000 guns Of
various caliber and not less than
1000 planes since May IS Soviet
losses were listed as 2,240 tanks,
3,152 guns and 2.19S planes.
The Russians a. nounced last June
that the Germans had lost 10000. 900
men in the first year of the war, of
which 4,500,000 were killed.
Nazi Superiority Admitted.
But despite these losses the Ger
mans were admitted to have con
siderable superiority in troops ana
equipment on several sectors of the
front" because of the transfer of
"a divisions from France, Belgium
and Holland to the Russian front.
Another 10 divisions, the an
nouncement said, were modified by
the Germans for anti Russian SER
vice in Italy, Rumania. Hungary and
Slovakia. Compulsory mobilization
also has been carried out in Nazi-
conquered Poland and aCzechoslo-
vAkia, the Russians said.
The Russians acknowledged Sc
Sere industrial and territorial losses
Ia the Don Basin and the Caucasus
where the Germans have made
great strides, but said this offensive
was "at a much slower tempo than
In the first period Of the war
In the north the Russians said
they were conducting the offensive
operations and "annihilating tens OF
thousands of Germans" on the Bry-
ansk, Western Kalinin and north
western fronts.
Considered Significant.
The Russian announcement was
made after disclosure OF the Joint
conversations between Premier
Stain of Russian and Britain's
Prime Minister Churchill, and at a
time when the ofiicial press urged
both Britain and the United States
to show their power and energy"
to aid Russia.
Because of this agitation for the
Allies to open second front in
Western Europe, the announcement
was considered significant, espe-
cially the passages dealing with the
reported transfer of ~ Nazi diW-
sions from Western Europe.
The announcement made no effort
to estimate the number Of Nazi di-
visions still in France and the
other coastal countries.
with this extra rnanpower, and
having brought up all their main
reserves" the announcement said,
"the Germans have considerable su-
periority in troops and equipment
on several sectors of the front.
They have succeeded in pressing
back our troops to an important ex-
tent, and have captured a number OF
regions and towns Of the Soviet
Union.
Large Areas Captured.
The German Fascist invaders
have captured large territories and
towns from an industrial point of
view In the Don region and on the
Kuban such as Voroshilovgrad,
Novocherkassk. Shakhty, Rostov,
Armavirv and Maikop.
Although the greater part of the
population of the occupied regions
was evacuated as we'll as industrial
equipment. and everything that
could not be evacuated was destroy
ed, the Soviet Union has suffered
serious losses.
Despite the fact that the enemy
has thrown into battle all his re-
serves of manpower and an enor-
NOUS quantity of equipment his
offensive operations in the Voronezh
and southern directions alone are at
a much slower tempo than in the
first period of the war.
In the south alone the Germans
at cost of tremendous losses are
able to advance to considerable
extent.
"As far as other fronts are con-
termed it is evident that the Ger
man troops not only were unable
to develop offensive operations, but
on the contrary active military op-
erations in the Bryansk, Western
Kalinin and northwestern directions
are being conducted by Soviet
troops who are annihilating tens Of
thousands OF Germans.
Heavy Enemy Losses.
During the past months In fierce
battles on the Soviet-German front
the Red Army inflicted enormous
losses In manpower and military
equipment upon the German, Ital-
ian, Rumanian and Hungarian in
vaders
During three months OF active
military operations this summer,
from May IS to August Is, the Ger
mans have lost l.250,000 men and