Evening star., 1942-09-20
Germans Regroup
Their Forces for
Greater Attacks
BY EDDY GILMORE.
ssocisted Press War Correspondent.

mooSo"y ohiiAdJ. oCpt, ZU.-
surging back with renewed vigor
Russian soldiers fighting for the
very life of Stalingrad drove the
Nazis out of several streets with
in the city yesterday and "wipeo
out" about a company of Ger
man rif1emen, the Soviets an
nounced officially today.
The Soviet triumph in fierce
fighting on the bloodstained pave
ments of the City of Stain was re-
ported as the Germans pressed anew
to the assault after regrouping their
forces.
Thus the battle for Stalingrad
went into its 9th day with the
Russian flag still flying over the city
Adolf Hitler has ordered taken at
any cost.
Unable to engulf the city with
their first rushes from the outskirts,
the Germans formed again yester-
day for greater assaults and main
tanned continuous attacks in the
streets.
The arrival of more Soviet REIN
forcements-fresh, eager recruits
from the Siberian training camps
gave a strong tone to the Russian
defense.
Tanks Take Part in Fight.
German tanks were participating
In the street fighting, the Soviet
high command disclosed. in an
nouncing that 20 tanks were thrown
into the battle in one part of the
city In an attempt to assist sur
rounded company. Eight of the
tanks were burned out by anti-tank
guns, grenades and incendiary bot
ties, it was said.
(The German news agency
Transocean reported from the
Stalingrad front that German
troops had entered a harbor dis
trict of the city after fighting
their way through the streets
with flame throwers. The whole
district was nothing but a pile of
ruins, the report said.
The German drive in the Mozdok
area of the Caucasus toward the
Grozny oil fields also appeared to
be increasing in intensity. The COM
munique mentioned "a number of
enemy counterattacks" but said all
had been repelled.
To the east of Mozdok, the COM
munique said, one Soviet unit wiped
out two companies of enemy infan-
try and artillery, with the assist
ance of tank busters, put out of
action five German tanks.
Two New Divisions.
Earlier reports said two new Ger
man divisions-the 18th Tank and
1l1th Infantry-had arrived in this
sector and entered the battle. On
the first charge they were said by
front dispatches to have advanced
a mile and a half and on another
charge gained another eight miles.
They were reported, however, to
have lost 40 tanks.
The Russians then Counterat-
tackled and the Germans staggered
back, leaving Is more tanks. Front
reports said the Russians followed
up the first attack with others,
which ended in a considerable de-
feat" for the Germans.
Red Star, the army newspaper,
said fighting was in progress south
west of Mozdok, with the Russians
on the offensive.
In the Voronezh area, 300 miles
northwest of Stalingrad, two regi-
ments of German infantry, sup
ported by tanks, launched eight
attacks, the communioue said. but
all were repulsed. The Germans
lost 10 tanks and two battalions were
"annihilated."
Nazis Fail to Take Height.
Russian dispatches from the
Stalingrad front yesterday sale
German tommy -gunners in Rec
Army uniforms and German tank
disguised as Soviet machines failec
in five-hour battle to take an i'm
portant height which controls th'
heart of the city and the Volgs
banks.
Night became garish day from th'
constant fash of cannon, the thous
ands of aerial flares and the flames
from incendiary bombs and burnln|
buildings.
The Luftwaffe in tremendou
superiority hung over streets ant
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