The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-21
CUERRILLAS IN
 JUCOSLAV FIGHT
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600 and 300.
 There were said to be 1900 Axis soldiers participating in the first three days of the battle, including Germans, BulgarianS and Croat Ustashis or Storm Troopers"
 The battle started when the Axis forces tried to recapture the towns held by the Chetniks.
 The latter forces prepared battle lines outside the towns, and artillery duels were staged across the towns. Reports reaching the Yugoslav government in exile here said Mix hailovich's position in Bosnia had been greatly improved.
 Several localities west of Sara jevo were reported freed by the Guerrillas. Ten Serb hostages were said to have been executed following tn assassination of German soldiers in the village of Donjavrezina. Americans Bombs Again
 Cairo, October 21. (UP) - American Bombers stepped up their attacks on enemy installations in the Egyptian desert battle area yes- terday, United States Army head quarters in the middle east an- nounced today.
 Direct hits were scored by the bombers on grounded aircraft and troop concentrations, the communi- que said. The forays were made by medium bombers operating in CO., ordination with Royal Air Force air. craft.
 Medium bombers of the U. s Army desert air task force operating in the middle east stepped up the tempo of its attacks against enemy landing grounds and installations yesterday" the communique said.
 "In a series of attacks co-ordin- ated with aircraft of the RAF di- rect hits were scored on grounded aircraft, revetments and tent areas.
 The copmunique supplemented 8 United Nations joint announcement reporting that II enemy planes were shot down in large-scale air opera tions yesterday. The joint state ment also reported that Allied heavy and medium bombers attacked ship. ping and harbor installations al Tobruk, causing explosions among the ships"
 Italian Planes Busy
 Gibraltar, October 21. - (UP) = Several Italian planes caused 75. minute alert early last night wher they flew over the British Maya base at Gibraltar. but they were driven off before any bombs wert dropped, a communique reported today.
 The raiders, however, dumped their bombs over Spanish territory causing casualties and property damage, the communique said.
 The bombs fell in densely popu lated workers district where, unof' ficial but reliable reports said, cas ualties were numerous.
 (The official German DINE Agency, in a dispatch from La Linea Spain, reported that one person wa killed and 13 were wounded wheI bombs were dropped in working district of the town by planes 70 unidentified natlonalLy.D
 Four Maxi Commanders
 London, October 2l. - (UP) = The Daily Mail quoted reliabl sources today that the Germai army in Russia had been reorgan ized into four groups instead O three, by dividing the southern front.
 The four commanders. under Adol Hitler's supreme command, the Dali. Mail said, were Colonel Genera Hermann Won 10th at Staltngrad Marshal Wilhelm list in the Cau casus; Marshal deorg Won Kuchle at Leningrad, and Marshal Gunthe Won Kluge on the central front. fac ing Moscow.
 Field Marshal FedoF Won Book ha long been reported busted from com mand of the southern front by Hit Ter, because he failed to take Stai ingrad.
 Supply Ships Sunk London, october 2l. - eUP) . The admiralty announced toda l - '~------