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offensive of the Russians there had
completely restored positions which
they occupied before the offensive
of the German Fascist troops be-
gan"
Our troops wore out and bled
white picked German divisions" of
II tank, three motorized and Is
infantry divisions, in 19 oa!s de-
stroying or disabling 1900 enemy
tanks, destroying 844 field guns, 195
-propelling guns, 1892 planes
and more than 5000 trucks, Russia 5
war leader asserted in his order of
thtday.
Addressed to Three Generals.
The order, addressed to Gems.
Rokossovsky, Vatutin and Popuv,
ranked with Stains victory orocla-
nations on Stalingrad and the great
Red Army COMPREHENSIVE of last
winter
yesterday, July %, through the
successful operations of olH5 troops,
complete liquidation Of the German
July offensive was carried out in the
area south of Orel and rorth Of
Belgorod and in the direction Of
Kursk," said Stains order broad
cast by Moscow and recorded by the
Soviet monitor.
Nazi commanders on July threw
In several tank divisions in the
OrelKursk sector, and 10 tank divi-
sions, one motorized division and
seven infantry divisions in the
Belgorod-Kursk area, concentrating
on narrow sectors and aiming con
centric blows from the north and
south" endeavoring to wipe out
Soviet troops near Kursk. Stain
said.
But Russian troops stood pre-
pared for defense and attack, and
"at the cost of tremendous losses of
manpower and equipment the
enemy succeeded in driving a wedge
into our defenses to a depth of
about kilometers 49, miles,
in the Orel-Kursk sector and IS to
IS kilometers % to % niles in
the Belgorod-Kursk sector.
Lauds Fallen Dead.
Saluting and congratulating Red
Army fighting men, Stain said:
Immortal glory to the heroes
who fell on the battlefield in the
struggle for the freedom and the
honor of our Wonderland"
The Soviet Arctic fleet, celebrat-
Ing its 10th anniversary, reported
to Stain that in two years of war
1t had sunk 300 enemy warships
and transports and destroyed TOO
enemy aircraft as we'll as wiped
out over $4,000 German officers and
men.
The text Of Stains order of the
day read: From the morning of
July German Fascist troops with
large forces of tanks and infantry
supported by large air forces passed
to the offensive in the Orel-Kursk
and Gelgorod Kursk direction, -
Stains victory message said.
The German command put into
action several tank divisions in the
Orel-Kursk sector and 10 tank di-
visions, one motorized division and
seven infantry divisions in the Bel
gorod-Kursk sector
Thus altogether the enemy
hurled into the attack II tank,
three motorized and lS infantry
divisions.
Used Concentric Blows.
concentrating their forces on
narrow sectors of the front. the
German command reckoned, by
concentric blows from the north and
south, on breaking through our de-
lenses and encircling and wiping
out our troops near Kursk.
This new German offensive did
not take our troops unaware They
were prepared not only to repulse
the German offensive but also to
deal mighty counterblows.
AT the cost of tremendous losses
Of manpower and equipment the
enemy succeeded in driving a weige
into our defenses to depth of about
nine kilometers in the Orel-kursk
sector and Is to IS kilometers in the
Belgorod- sector.
In fierce engagements our .roops
wore out and bled white picked
German divisions and followed this
I'm with violent counterhfou-c hy
which they not only hurled back the
enemy and completely restored theil
positions occupied before July S, bu,
also broke through enemy defenses
and advanced Is to Is kllometers
toward Orel.
Engagements carried out in the
liquidation demonstrated the high