Evening star., 1942-06-23
Soviets Put Enemy
Toll in Year at
10000, 900
(TeIt OF Soviet mar reptetu on
Page As
Z, the Associated Press.

Z, the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, June 23.-The gar
rison of embattled Sevastopol
has stopped the Germans who
drove a wedge into the defenses
of the fortress, the Russians re-
ported today.
Military dispatches said the Nazis,
holding great superiority in man.
power and machines, succeeded in
penetrating frontline positions by
throwing in new tanks and fresh
troops, but failed to reach the depth
OF defense of the big Black Sea base.
The Germans admittedly were IN
creasing their pressure on the two
main points of attack north and
south of Sevastopol and were hitting
hard in other sectors. but Russian
dispatches said the majority of as
saults were repulsed and the de-
fenses generally were holding firm.
Where overpowering German
forces surged through the front rim
of Notifications. some Red Army
units were forced to withdraw. but
the German advance was reported
checked after a two-day battle.
Another violent conflict was re-
ported under way for an lnhablteo
point outside SevastoDol, where the
Germans were trying to outf1ank
defense position.
Warships Appear Of Coast.
The Germans were seeking 10
finish off Sevastopol. however. anc
a number of their light warships.
including torpedo cutters and sub
marines. appeared off the coast as
the Soviet Black Sea fleet shelled
enemy lines and brought up sup
plies for the garrison.
The Black Sea air force also
stayed in the fight, although the
airport was under bomb and she'll
fire and the pilots faced an i'm
mense superiority of the enemy.
The battlefield was described as
4 ghastly scene, shaken during the
day by shells and bombs falling
amid lilacs and poppies in full
bloom. and Illuminated at night by
rockets, tracer bullets and search
lights.
Temporary Gains.
A Soviet summary of the first year
of the war against Germany as
serted meanwhile that the Germans
had suffered 100000 casualties
against 4.5OO 900 Red losses, and that
the Germans no longer were able to
launch a general offensive.
It conceded that temporary local
gains by the enemy could be eX-
pected lin the very near future IN
individual sectors where Adolf Hitler
could achieve numerical superiority,
but declared these could only post
pone the complete destruction OF
the Hitlerite army"
The hour of victory, 1t was SAID,
has been hastened by the conclu-
sion of the Anglo-Soviet treaty and
the agreement between the U. S.
6. r. and the United States.
Of the killed, wounded and miss
ing Nazi dead total not less than
$500 900. the Soviet Information Bu-
reau reported in the special review
The Russians were declared TO have
eXcelled in the destruction or cap
ture of field guns. tanks and planes.
The figures would indicate the
Germans have lost an average of
almost two full divisions and the
Russians almost one daily
through offensives, local fighting
and lulls since the Germans in
vaded June %, 194l. These are
sacrifices unprecedented in mill
tary annals.
Berlin officials. however. esti-
mated November 21 that the Rus
slams had lost 100000 men.
They said March that Ger
many's casualties totaled l.
50O,000D
New Reverses Expected.
Phrases suggested that the Rus
SLAMS expected new local setbacks-
perhaps the fall of the finally
cracked defenses of Sevastopol. And
German troops struck again at
Soviet lines on the Kharkov front,
renewing a drive originally launched
June 10.
Hitler is still able to concentrate
considerable forces on certain sec
(See RUSSIA, Page A-4)