The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-14
Stand May be
Attempted at
SevastopOl

The Red Army. controlling an
estimated three fourths OF the
Crimea. drove badly battered enc
my troops back toward Sevastopol
today and the Nazis ere so des-
perate they turned their guns on
panicky membe. s.of their hastily
retreating hordes
Spearheads OF the Russian le.
glons we're within IS miles OF tho
Seyastopol naval base, richest
prize on the entire Black Sea penin-
sula, after tanning out from the
north and east to capture the most
impo tant railpoints and two OF
the three most vital ports in the
province
Closest spearhead to Sevastopol
was that which seized the rail
strong point of Simferopoi, rs
miles northeast Of the giant port.
In ousting the enemy from this
strougboIJ rho puagfaps b.at
80
do"h iofmlu"pie groups OF iresh
reserves which the Germans threw
into the fray When the Axis lines
hrols and tho from. flod In manic.
"po''"' -'"Ni ''i'''i'o" N''' '"''o'
up TO shoot down their fleeing com
-
ed ia halt the retrcatlnR Hitler
hordas
Nav A,,.rnt Stand
Tba ,tsruans onra .,nertad In
ot,cmrt stand mt Scvastnnol
AM attempt IN enert "Nazi Inn.
Lsru,s" nnneared prc.dastlued to
f,iIrr, win tho tl.ct SEQ neet
maintaining n constant yigu over
,ha son annrnaches 10 tho Crimea
Cnnxtnnts major Rumanian nort
newest m the penlnaula was re.
nor,ed ayacuat.d nv Cerman .hiu.
ntn, at,er Ncdnesdav'a govtet air
raJd
Sn,,hwost of odoss, uhera tn.
pussIans cantnrcd tha ferry t.ym.
,ra, 80 n,tdIonoI ON IN. nneatr
ptvo. ast,arv snviot siruen ana
ar,,uarn hIas,sa sin,esa.ntiyr a.
srs,,',ss y, ~ s7,..,,,, h,,ddIsd ,lonr
The shores of tbs river and Blark
Son houinp for a wav across inta
uossaroLin Tbosa tbn, monaped
- and o.,,s ,rr gstho iy.miIe riv-
a. no,tb v,sre r,Lcd Inv strafrr
aud bom6ipr pusstou Warnlanes.
seventh Dav
,l,-.-.- o-,..-il-,,, Ei,T,,ic fIio 40.
,,ony.d An,In.American air oten-
IL, ,-,,a hclt.vad railing iuto ,ta
ga,or,h s,r,ieb, dov win freab nj.
t,cta ,,,on stratcgtr tarpets In the
u,oLo af risht Rovfd Air fore.
hian,s a, Uerlin ard western COR
nanv
ubtio cremv rodin chains indt-
,at, NJ ,hat mo twn.Vay onslaught
ag,inst ,Htlo lfurnue was CON
Wn,,irg fro,,. prlfnin and Medlter-
,anaan L,s,s mo oi,. ministry nro-
,Idod hrinf details of last night .
onara,Inrs swift unsouito bop,,-
ors uhc ,n,,ruuninua said blasted
tho Nj rn,itaI and unidentified
targats i, ,,rstarn rortIons of the
poich whfl, simifar formatious
sovod nine, in enemy waters Nor
= sinsIa uriti.b nlane vas losr
Sro'n ,hoso ,nie,inrr
Corn,,n rodins IN pudanest Iaps.
ad into silcnrc indicating IN.
.nossihto annT ,,b of davIight raid.
',rs os ran ST. lfonrr Na{,ia,d
Xviison,. I,.ii,, ,n,,,,o,d foy
n'tnn,ns asrtior tho neriir trano.
m,i,,ar said hn,.d uarnIanes wora
nYer rnrtbvssterr rermanv
u,iisa,,'s atr,,,,,, had a.,,aclod n,,
puGa,,cs, araa r.s,nr,,a,' 80 durirg
a sarfoo ot u'dosuroad on.ration.
MI. t,,tndod strf,.cs ~ yngnsla.
.yia ard u,iy Tho CO, and nm,
,ircrag, r,r,orios Il, tho vicintty
- ,i,o tt,,n,,,,.i,,, ,..,,ita1 ,,oro ,h,.
,,.i,,,.f,'aI 80, l,I,st,.d u.hii.,
ra aiIroad fnst,iIa,iors Uore ham.
,noroJ ols"uhara IN tho pall.ans
yos,orI.',... ,tad;,orraroa, h,saa
r,idars -, ,.raditod uf,h dostro,s.
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