Evening star., 1942-11-28
Russia
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Ing back toward the city, driving
the enemy eastward across the Don
into the giant plain between the Don
and Volga. where other Soviet forces
were pressing the Nazis from all
directions.
A second force was driving west
along the Stalingrad-Rostov rail
road while stlll a third column was
moving southwest along the line
running from Stalingrad to Kras-
nodar, in the Caucasus.
Inside Stalingrad the Germans
we're being driven from street posi-
tions after a maneuver in which
units of the crack Soviet guard in
the northern and southern sections
effected a union and launched a
frontal assault. This elected the
Nazis from several buildings in a
factory area.
Retreating along the best roads
the Germans tried to save their ex-
hausted divisions converging on
one large town west of Stalingrad,
but the Russians said a saber at
tack blocked the Nazis and they
were being hacked to pieces by
Cossack horsemen.
Likewise there was a fierce en-
gagement in the frozen hills SOUTH
west OF the city when the Germans
made an attempted stand but after
a night and day of fighting the
Nazis were reported forced anew
into their retreat, closely pursued
by Soviet tanks.
The Army newspaper Red STAR
said that not single German was
left on the west bank Of the Don
IN the battle sector west OF Stalln-
grad. and further advances were
claimed northwest and southwest
of the city, despite German rein
forcements and a heavy snow that
hampered fighting.
Some 100000 Axis troops still at
stalingrad also appeared to be in
growing danger from Red Army
forces reported overcoming strong
counterattacks and pushing west
ward toward the Don bend across a
German-held corridor stretching
southwest from the beleaguered city
Nazi CounterattackS RepulSed.
In the factory area that Hitler's
legions had hoped to use for shelter
against the bitter Russian winter
the strengthened defenders swept
the invaders from 20 blockhouses
the midday communique reported
The capture of several more build
tngs was claimed.
Northwest of the city TOO Germans
were reported killed at one place
and 300 at another AS Red troop:
continued the advances that are
threatening to seal Hitler's Stain
grad assault forces into grea
pocket between the Volga and thu
Don.
German counterattacks were de-
clared repulsed and further ad'
vances scored southwest of the city
On the Leningrad front Sovie
artillery, snipers and scouts were
credited with killing 1000 foemer
IN the last few days.
Northeast of Tuapse on the Blacl
Sea the Russians claimed the cap
ture of an important height IN re-
newed offensive fighting.
More Prisoners Taken.
Large Nazi food stores and hun
dreds of additional prisoners wer'
oficially declared to have been cap
tured.
The Red Army maintained the in
itiative in the drive begun Novembe
10 from northwest and south o
stalingrad, the midnight communi
que showed, but 1t was apparen
that the Germans were counter
attacking in force and throwing II
fresh troops in an effort to proven
full entrapment Of the Axis force
near Stalingrad.
German broadcasts said Rus
sian attacks between the Volga
and the Don and in the great Don
bend In the Stalingrad area have
been renewed with great force
but have been repulsed.
Heavy lighting is continuing
southwest Of Kalinin and in the
Toropets, sector about 240 miles
northwest Of Moscow and l35
miles from the Latvian border,