The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-10
Red Troops Clamp
Pincers Against Kerch
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and we'll beyond Fastov on the way
to Vinnitsa.
Accounts Of the fighting on the
Kerch peninsula of the Crimea
which threatened the town Of Kerch
made 1t plain that the Red Army
had established itself firmly on the
tip of the springboard for a west
war plunge.
The Black Sea fleet was reported
pouring reinforcements into the
Soviet bridgeheads, which were be-
ing expanded steadily and aug
mented by new landings.
The cornered Germans were fight
ing savagely at some points, bring
Ing into play their armored equip
ment which was heavily supported
by anti-aircraft guns pressed into
emergency service.
Naval Engagements
The newspaper Red Fleet reported
intense naval engagements along
the approaches to the Crimea. It
said Russian torpedo boats, subma-
rine chasers and naval aircraft were
maintaining lane Of safety for
the passage of Soviet forces between
the Taman peninsula of the north
west Caucasus and the landing areas
on the Kerch peninsula.
(The Nazi-controlled Scandinav-
ian Telegraph bureau said the Ger
mans were yielding ground in de
laying defensive battle" against
greatly superior" Russian forces be-
yond Kiev. The agency reported Bit
ter cold and snowstorms sweeping
the 'front.'
The Germans were rushing large
reinforcements into action in des-
perate effort to save the Korosten-
Zhitomir- Berdichev railroad, one OF
the last two lines supplying Ger
man troops between the middle
Dnieper and the Black Sea. Fierce
fighting was reported.
Russian forces moving westward
along the highway from Kiev passed
the halfway mark in their drive
toward the junction Of zhitomir and
were only IS miles from their goal,
front dispatches said.
Forced Withdrawal
Once the Korosten- Berdichev rail-
road has been cut, the Germans
probably will be forced to withdraw
from the Dnieper bend over the sole
remaining line, running northwest
from the Black Sea port Of Odessa
to Lwow, because of supply and re-
enforcement difficulties.
Another Soviet column to the
north pushed along the Kiev-Koros-
ten railway and captured Spartak,
A miles northwest Of Kiev and 40
miles from Korosten, after killing
1000 Germans near Borodyanka,
nine miles to the south.
"a London Daily Telegraph dis
patch from Stockholm said the
Russians had crossed the Teterev
river SIS miles northwest Of Kiev and
were fighting in the streets Of Malin,
only 80 miles from Korosten)
1000 Slain
Southwest of Kiev, the Russians
killed more Than 1000 Germans and
knocked out 30 enemy tanks in Bit
ter fighting that led to the capture
of Germanovka, 30 miles from the
Ukrainian capital.
Altogether, the Russians liberated
more than 80 towns and villages on
an arc beyond Kiev. Booty cap
tured at Fastov, SO miles southwest
of Kiev, last Sunday was revealed
belatedly to include SO anti-aircraft
guns, ~ field guns, nine railway
trains and Is locomotives.
In the Crimea, the Russians beat
of five successive counter-at attacks,
killing 900 Germans, and improved
their bridgeheads northeast Of
Kerch. South of Kerch, other Soviet
forces killed 100 Germans In repuls-
ing a counter-attack in battalion
strength.
(There was no Russian confirma-