The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-09

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 Soviet communiQues for 48 hours have not mentioned fighting on the northwestern approach to Stalin- grad, where several days ago battles ragged as heavily as on the south- west. The noon conmunique said there twas no material change" on fronts not specifically mentioned. I'm Great Danger
 Dispatches said the Russians were in imminent danger of being swamped by the Germans near the Black Sea naval base of Novorossisk. They had thrust a wedge deep into Soviet positions, and their superior strength enabled them to attack in all directions. ~W The army organ Red Star said fighting was going on in the fourth day for a village, half of which was held by Soviet marines and the other half by the enemy. The Black Sea fleet was reported shelling enemy forces advancing down the coast toward NovoroEsiclE, but 1t did not noticeably diminish the pressure, although German losses were high.
 Outnumhered Russians soldiers, sailors and marines counter-at- were laullifled by the continued ar- tackled constantly, but their efforts rival of German endorsements.
 Tn the area of Novorosisk, So- viet troops were engaged in stub- born fighting with the enemy, who penetrated our defense lines," the noon com1nunique sserted. Ion one sector, our units destroyed six tanks ad three trench mortar batteries and wiped out 140 Hitlerites."
 Tn the Mozdok area of the east ern Caucasus, the Russians fought enemy forces which had broken across the Terek river nd were try ing to reach the Grozny oil fields, Q dangerously short distance away.
 "Our artillery and tank busters de- stroyed five enemy tanks and wiped out a company of infantry" the noon communique said.
 The noon communique also re- ported that Russian forces on the offensive opposite Moscow had driven the Germans from five more inhabited localities, killed 400 of them, and taken booty and prison CTS.
 "West of Stalingrad, our troops were engaged in tense, effective battle" the Soviet midnight com munique said. "On one sector, the Germans launched 8 tank attack. Soviet guns stopped the enemy's advance. Having brought up new forces of tanks and infantry, the Hitlerites again attacked, with air support. After @ fierce battle, our units withdrew to new defensive positions.
 "On a sector held by our unit N, the Hitlerites tried to capture one inhabited locality. The battle con- tinued all day with varying suc- cess. The Germans lost five tanks and more than 100 men,"
 After the first retreat, at the out set of the German attack west of Stalingrad, the Russians rallied, killed 5000 Germans and checked the advance. Now, it was indicated, the Germans had thrown new re- serves into the battle.
 Stalingrad UnmentiOned
 The midnight communique did not mention the front northwest of Stalingrad, which had not been in- cluded in two previous commit niques. The communique said there had been mo material change" on fronts not mentioned.
 The fighting around Novorossisk, the Soviet Black Sea naval base, grew in intensity and in peril for the Russians.
 "In the area of Novorossisk, our troops continued tense fighting with enemy tanks which wedged into our defenses," the midnight communique said.
 A Soviet front-line correspondent wrote that, Russians on the Novo- rossisk front are engaged in stub- born, defensive battles which do not cease, day or night. The defend- CTS of Novorossisk are holding back furious enemy onslaughts and in frequent counter attacks wear down the enemy forces, in1licting heavy losses"
 Heavy battles ragged with German forces who had thrust across the TerC% river in the Mozdok section of the eastern Caucasus and were driving toward the valuable oil fields of GroZny.
 The midnight communique said the Soviet air force on Monday de- stroyed or damaged on various fronts 30 German tanks and ar- mored cars, more than 150 trucks loaded with troops and supplies and four gasoline tank trucks, blew up two munition dumps. silenced seven anti-aircraft and field batteries and dispersed and partly wiped out up to one battalion of enemy infantry.