Evening star., 1942-09-24
1900 Nazis Die
At 5taIingrad, |
Soviet Claims
Gunboots on voIgn
Help ArtiIIerymen
Now Down Invaders
By EDDY GILMORE,

MOSCOW, Sept. "a. - r ed
Army men OF Stalingrad have
torn a group of fortified posi-
tions from the German grip. re-
captured a settlement northwest
of the city and slain more than
1900 invaders in a dramatic re-
surgence of both defensive and
offensive power, the Russians
said today.
Communiques Of the day implied
that there was not single new
breach in Russian lines within the
streets Of the embattled Volga River
city. The Germans were reported
again "hurriedly bringing up rein
forcements" by plane to fill their
ranks.
The Red Nays Volga River gun
boats helped Red Army artillerymen,
machine -gunners and riflemen NOV
down the invaders by the thousands.
Omcial reports OF midnight and
midday listed lis additional tanks
and more than 48 field guns as
wrecked or captured in fresh Ger
man attacks of the bitter, MONTH
old battle.
(The Vichy radio reported to-
day that the Russians had recap
tured number of streets In the
northwestern suburbs Of embat-
tied Stalingrad.
(Advices reaching Berlin, the
broadcast said, Indicated that
Marshal Timoshenkos Red Army
troops had launched q drive in
that sector in fairly consider
able force.")
Doggedly Hold.
Russians were declared doggedly
holding their positions in barricaded
streets and smoking ruins under
shot. shells and bombs and the fact
Stalingrad, never fortress city, still
held out in the 31st day OF its siege
was regarded here as one OF the
greatest testaments to the skill and
courage Of the Red Army.
The army newspaper Red Star
said the current fighting was the
most intense of the battle.
The Germans were declared to
have used 200 tanks rs shield for
one push into the body Of the city,
only to be repulsed.
NaM troops seized large building
In violent fighting. Soviet patrols
rushed into approaches and over
powered guards on the stairways, In
corridors and rooms. Finally. Red
Star said, Russian fighters armed
with explosives blew up the struc-
ture with the Germans inside.
Nazi Reverses in 4 Sectors.
German attacks were declared to
have led only to reverses on four
other sectors OF the far flung front,
in the Sinyavino area on the Volk-
hov River, at Voronezh, southwest OF
Novorossisk and In the Mozdok re-
gion OF the Central Caucasus.
Soviet troops repulsed several at
tacks overnight in the Stalingrad
area and boosted to more than 1900
the roll Of invaders killed in the
last four days. the Russians said.
''One Soviet tank unit has dis
lodged the Germans from fortified
positions, destroying six tanks and
several trucks and killing 800 Ger
mans" the midday communique an
nounced.
Men OF one Soviet (Elite) unit
destroyed an artillery battery and
three mortar batteries and killed l60
Germans.
Northwest of Stalingrad Soviet
troops have inflicted a counterblow
on the Germans. One unit, by a
vigorous attack, dislodged the Ger
mans from populated place. The
Germans left over $50 dead on the
field. We captured three guns, two
mortars and four machine guns.
I'm another sector several enemy
attacks were repulsed and about TOO
Germans were killed" .s
Other details were supplied by
the midnight communique.
New Nazi Column Brought Up.
Red Star said the German COM
mand was trying to supplement its
siege forces with a new column. The
direction OF this advance was not
specified.
Bombers, fighter planes. heavy
| artillery and tanks were reported
employed by the Red Army in the
counterattacks northwest of Stain
grad. The threat against the Nazi
flank as we'll as the heavy direct
pressure was credited with forcing
the invaders to withdraw
Red Star said both the city and
Volga River traffic were under con-
tinuous air raids It reported that
q barge Withdrawing refugees was
smashed.
The Volga River f1otilla was said
by Izvestia to be waging a furious
fight, conveying ships, protecting
(See RUSSIA, Page A-20.)
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