Evening star., 1944-11-06
Reich on Verge Of Catastrophe,
Says StoIin, Louding Allied Aid;
Nozis Pushed Back Across Mas
Premier Credits
Invasion of France
For Red Victories

MOSCOW PAPER sees COP plot
to help Dewey win. Page A.;
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 6. Premie,
Stain said tonight that Ger
many was ION the verge of ca.
tastrophe" and hailed the inva-
sion of France as the move which
enabled the Red Army to drive
the Nazis from Soviet soil.
He declared Russia had DESTROYED
120 German divisions during the
year and that only 204 German
and non-German divisions stand
against U.S."
Cat present German strength
In the east, this indicated the de-
struction of 100000 men, leav-
ing about 100000 opposing the
Red Army from the Arctic to the
Balkans)
30 Divisions Cut OFF.
Thirty German divisions are now
cut off from East Prussia in the
Baltic States and are being ham,
mered to smithereens," Premier
Stain said.
There is no doubt that without
the second front which pins down
IS German divisions, we could not
drive the Germans out of the Soviet
Union" the Premier added.
But without our pinning down
200 divisions our Allies would not
be able to drive the enemy from
Italy. France and Belgium.
"T'he task is to continue holding
Germany between two fronts. That
is the key to victory"
OF the 204 divisions facing the
Red Army, Premier Stain said 1870
were German and "a Hungarian.
Speaks at Celebration.
The Premier spoke at a Moscow
celebration marking the 9th an
niversary tomorrow of the Russian
revolution.
THE Red Army was enabled to
do its duty because of the support
of our entire country" he said. Our
people this year have achieved great
results in war economy-our army
is sufficiently supplied with food.
Nov the war is ending, the i'm
portance of the Soviet people be-
comes obvious. They saved world
civilization"
Turning to international affairs
and the postwar world, Premier
Stain said:
when you read reports of diver
eencies of views among the three
great powers about postwar organ
ization, remember that such differ
ences always exist even in the same
party and obviously will exist be-
tween different countries.
Dozens of Points Solved.
IF differences have occurred, as
for example at Dumbarton Oaks,
we must not complain but we must
be glad they were SO few. Dozens of
points were solved in complete
agreement
Therefore I think that Dunbar
ton Oaks is an indication that peace
full solution is possible.
There were differences among
the Allies about the second front
but as everybody knows, they finally
were solved in spirit of complete
agreement"
The Premier received tremen-
dous ovation as he began his ad-
dress, which was carried by radio
and recorded here by the Soviet
Monitor.
Fighting now is on German ter
ritory," he declared after recount
ing Allied successes in driving the
Nazis from Russia, France, Belgium
and Southern Italy"
No Single Handed Fight.
THE main fact of the past year is
that the Red Army fought not sin
gle handed as in previous years, but
with Allied troops" Premier Stain
said. The Teheran conference was
not in vain. Blows from east, west
and south became a fact
He said the way to Hungary, Ger
many's last ally, was opened by the
Romanian declaration of war which
gave the Soviet forces route and q
way in which to help Yugoslavia.
In the fourth year in the patri-
otic war, decisive victories of the
Soviet and Allied armies forced the
Germans to fight on two fronts and
tSee STAIN, Page ABB