The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-21

mine throwers and tons of bombs hurled upon the closely packed op- posing forces by squadrons of planes.
 Squadron after squadron of tanks raced into attacks and counter-at- tacks while the Germans poured fresh forces into the battle to take Stalingrad, Izvestia said.
 On the southern flank of the men aced industrial city, northeast of Kotelnikovo, the Germans were said to be pushing ahead with war1- ton disregard of losses.
 Great masses of Germans tanks, artillery and planes as well as mo- torized infantry were said to be thrusting toward the Stalingrad rail road, from which the enemy was driven last week in huge tank bat ties.
 After the defeat of their tanks, the Germans regrouped forces with fresh reserves and opened a new drive northeast of Kotelnikov, simultaneous with the attack south east of Kletskaya.
 For four days the battle for Stall ingrad has ragged, with the Red Army fighting desperately against thousands of tanks and hundreds of thousands of men supported by fleets of bombers and fighters.
 The Soviet high commands noon communique said that in the sector above Kotelnikovo, which is 90 miles northwest of Stalingrad, the Russians were wearing down the enemy"
 Russians In Grave Spot
 Nonetheless, the Russian position was grave on the four main battle fronts At: Kletskaya and Kotelni- koski, where the Germans were driving toward Stalingrad; south of Krasnodar, where they were driving toward Novorossisk, gest remaining Soviet naval base on the Black Sea, and southeast of Pyatigorsk. where they were pushing toward the rich oil fields of Grozny.
 Despite enormous losses, the Ger mans still pushed the Russians southWard upon Novorossisk, 63 miles above Krasnodar. The noon communique said heavy fighting continued southeast of Pyatigorsk and the Germans were suffering heavy losses.
 | Dispatches said a German break through south of Krasnodar several days ago had been accomplished by two infantry and one tank division against one Soviet unit.
 The Russians counter attacked on one sector and almost cut of the tanks, but neighboring sector gave way, enabling the Germans to pene- trate the Soviet rear on a wide front.
 In the areas of both Kletskaya and Kotelnikovski, the Germans had hurriedly brought up reinforce ments, reformed shattered units and were assaulting with unprece- dented ferocity, sparing nothing to gain their objectives.
 Similarly, the Germans had press ed the Russians farther back to- ward Novorossisk and Grozny.
 The drive toward Novorossisk was somewhere south of Krasnodar, which is 63 miles above Novorossisk. The midnight communique said one Soviet unit repulsed three, powerful attacks for an important position, but that on another sector, the Rus sians were forced to withdraw by the sheer weight of Germans. It was the second withdrawal south of Krasnodar, since the Russians an nounced its evacuation at midnight Wednesday.
 Stubborn Battles
 Southeast of Pyatigorsk, stubborn battles were in progress against suicide squads of German tommy gunners who had filtered into So- viet positions, and the midnight communique announced that on one sector the Germans had suc- ceeded at heavy cost in advanc slightly.
 Pyatigorsk is 210 miles south east of Krasnodar and 140 miles southwest of Grozny.