Evening star., 1942-10-30
Germons Advance
For Second Doy in
Nulchik Sector
BY HENRY c. CASSIDY.


MOSCOW, Oct. 30.-Red Army
tanks won a battle of armored
forces to maintain Stalingrad's
defense lines and Soviet troops
regained another height in the
West Caucasus, but numerically
superior invaders compelled a re-
treat in the Nalchik sector for
the second successive day, the
Russians said today.
Sixteen tanks of German
assault force were declared destroyed
by tread-tracked Soviet machines
barring their way in Stalingrad
factory area and the others with
drew. the noon communique said.
Although a German detachment
drove up so to 100 yards to the
edge of a factory ground during a
costly assault by a tank-supported
infantry division yesterday and fierce
fighting continued in this 9th day
of the siege, it was announced that
AL attacks were repulsed and Soviet
troops are firmly holding their posi-
tions."
Northwest of Stalingrad," the
communique said, "a Soviet unit
broke through the enemy defenses.
Engaging the enemy with hand
grenades and in hand to-hand fight
ing, they killed 100 of the enemy and
captured an ammunition dump, as
we'll as other BOOTY"
Height Near Tuapse Taken.
Capture of height in the counter
attacks northeast of Tuapse, a key
Black Sea port menaced by a NaM
pincers, was announced without de-
tail
CThe German high command
said Russian counterattacks in
the mountains north and south
of the road to Tuapse had been
repulsed)
Heavy losses were declared suf-
fered by the Germans on the new
battlefield about Nalchik, which is
in the Central Caucasus, so miles
southwest of Mozdok
The communique said: "Our troops
defended their positions against
large numbers of enemy tanks. In
one sector in the Nalchik area the
enemy succeeded in pressing our
units back"
Enemy forces thrown into the Nal
chik battle included the SD Bomb
ing Squadron, which had been oper-
ating against Stalingrad. Red Star,
the army newspaper, reported. 1t
said this group had been replaced
on the Stalingrad front by other
air units drawn from quiet northern
and central sectors.
With strong air support, the enemy
was reported hurting more than 100
tanks into attacks on Red Army
forces in the Nalchik district.
Fall Back to New Positions.
Red Star said the Russians, who
withdrew yesterday after the enemy
wedged into some lines, fell back to
new positions after repulsing four
attacks in fight for water line.
The Germans hurled huge forces
of infantry and tanks into their
initial thrusts and dispatch to the
army newspapers reported that fresh
men and machines had been put into
the combat for the foothills of the
snow-blanketed Caucasian noun
tains.
Despite the weight of the on
slaught, Red Star said the Germans
were forced to. retreat somewhat at
one point in their round -about drive
toward Ordzhonikidze, starting point
of the Georgian military highway
which leads to Tiflis and the Kura
River Valley.
The newspaper published a photo
graph OF the first snowfall of the
season on the north slopes of the
mountains, showing them complete
ly coated while Red Army troops
bearing automatic guns filing
through valley knee deep in snow.
The activity in the south was ac-
companied by reports of fresh action
on the northwestern and Kalinin
battle lines.
Several Hundred Killed.
ION the Kalinin front Soviet units
penetrated into an inhabited local
ity, killing several hundred of the
enemy" the communique an
nounced. Shippers Of one Soviet in
fantry unit have killed more than
1000 Germans during the last
month"
Despite the dincult position of the
men Of Stalingrad, Red Star said
fierce resistance persisted.
The Germans broke into a juno
ton Of two Red Army units, expect
ing them to retreat to avoid encir-
clement, but the defenders adopted
the round defense, stood their
ground and beat OF subsequent at
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