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to use 240 divisions-''over 100000
men"-because of the absence of q
second front and thus were able to
penetrate 300 miles deeper into
Russia.
The German dream OF conquest
envisioning the fall of Stalingrad
by September Is, Saratov by Au-
gust 9, Baku by September 20 and
Moscow this fall has failed, the
Russian commander in chief as
serted.
I'm their hunt for oil and for
Moscow, the German strategists
have got into difficulties" he said
amidst cheers. Their summer plans
appear to have failed"
The Premier offered "facts to
prove the strengthening" of the
coalition between Russia, the United
States and Great Britain and added :
THE Anglo American coal
ition has all the possibilities for
victory and they will win
He said mo sane man" would
attempt to destroy Germany, "but
we will destroy the Hitlerites' mill
tary power" Germany, he said, was
already weakening, as attested by its
inability to launch general attacks
along the entire Russian front.
Germans Still Strong.
THE Germans were not strong
enough to attack southwest and
north Russia at the same time like
last summer he declared, "but they
are still strong enough to launch
serious attack in one direction"
He said the Russian home front
was strong and better organized
than ever before, and that the
people of Europe under Hitler DOM
ination were seething in revolt. The
transport problem was Russia S
major hurdle. he said. but he added
that Russia had been able to build
new factories and supply the Red
army with tanks, planes and guns,
and furnish it with food.
Messages of greetings and con-
gratulations on the anniversary
streamed to Moscow from friendly
governments and individuals Work.
men took the day off, arranging
to make up the lost time tomorrow.
The text Of Stalin's order of the
day follows:
Comrades, Red Army men and
commanders, political workers, men
and women guerillas, working people
of Soviet Union:
On behalf Soviet government and
our Bolshevik Party, I greet you and
congratulate you on this 25th an
niversary of the victory of the
great October socialist revolution.
The peoples of the Soviet Union
have traversed glorious past during
this period. In the course of Is
years our motherland has become
mighty socialist, industrial and
collective farming power.
A quarter OF century ago work.
ers and peasants under the leader
ship of the party of Bolsheviks and
of the great Lenin established in
our country the power of the Soviets.
The people of the Soviet States,
having won freedom and independ-
ence for themselves, are united in
the indissoluble friendship of BROTH
erhood. Soviet people were freed
from all forms of oppression and by
their stubborn labors insured for
themselves a prosperous and cul-
tured life.
Substantial Blows.
The peoples of our country are
meeting the 25th anniversary of the
great october socialist revolution in
the heat of fierce struggle against
the German Fascist invaders and
their accomplices in Europe.
At the beginning of this year in
the winter period the Red Army in
flicted substantial blows on the Ger
man Fascist troops. Having beaten
off the attack of the Germans on
Moscow, it took the Initiative into its
hands and launched an offensive
and drove to the west the German
troops, liberating several regions OF
our country from German Fascist
slavery.
The Red Army thus showed that
given certain favorable conditions
it would overcome the German
Fascist troops. e-....
In summer, however, the situation
on the front changed for the worse.
Utilizing the absence of second
front, the Germans and their Allies
swept together all their reserves,
tlareur them on the IIkrainian front