The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-11
Russians Run Rough Shod
Over Retreating Germans;
los Mile Gap Torn in Line
10000 Nazii
Troops Routed
byOffensiive

(By International News Service g.
Strong Russian forces in a new
Ukralnion offensive. the third
launched by the Red Army In as
many days. ran roughshod today
over Nazi troops retreating along a
l0s-mile front. Other Soviet armies
drove within 30 miles OF Nikolayey
and deep into pre-War Poland
The second Ukra.nian army OF
Marshal Ivan s. Kouey went over
to the offensive six days ago. an
official communique revealed In
It's hrst Ave days. the Russian
force routed approximately 2ln 900
enemy troops. wiped out nearly
$4,000 German officers and men,
and captured another 1000 Nails.
In addition. the So5iet break
through along the l0smile gsp in
Nazi defense lines shielding the
upper Bug River liberated more
than 300 communities and advanc-
ed rs much as 4i miles Among
the towns wrestcd from the enemy
were Uman. 40 miles east OF tho
Bug. and Khristinovka. Is miles TO
the northwest
XIII 1000
Just to the south, Gen Rodlon Y.
Mslinoysky's third tfranian army
killed another 1000 Germans and
occupied upwards OF $50 additional
towns and villages In its sweep
to within 30 miles of the import.
ant Black seaport and naval base
OF NlkolayeV
Another. rs Nafi.fortIned places
were occupied on the first Ukrain-
Ian army front
In this area. where violent street
hghting within Tarnopol ragged
into its third day. the Soviets in
ficted enormous losses" upon the
enemy while seeking 10 extend its
60-mile hold on tho important
Odessa-Lwow railroad Tarnopol
Is a key railroad center some 80
miles inside old Poland.
Continue Campaign
Meanwhile. at the other end OF
the European continent. the Anglo
American aerial campaign against
Germany and the occupied ,coun-
tries proceeded uninterrupted.
Swarms OF American Lightning and
Royal Air Force Spithre lighters.
teamed with deadly Typhoon fight.
er-bombers, roared across the Eng
lish Channel toward the invasion
coast ,of northern France
Coastal observers said the night.
ers and light bombers headed fo.'
the Pas de Calais sector. some
times known as the Rocket Gun
Coast because II harbors mys.
FERROUS enemy installations thought
TO be rockets 10 combat the antlci-
patcd western invasion which the
Nazis seem to believe will come at
this point
Might Assaults
The air ministry announced
earlier that Raj bombers had car
ried out night assaults upon enemy
held targets in the occupied por'
lions OF Europe. but failed immedi'
ately to identify the targets. How
ever, Gcrman-operated radios
throughout France went of the air
during the hours OF darkness and
western Switzerland had air raid
alerts, indicating that the Allied
operations might have been extern
sive
The highland day raids came as
quick follow ups 20 yesterdays
American assault on bomh-blasted
and flame-seared Berlin. After
four consecutive days OF daylight
bombing by the Yanks. residents
OF the German capital were report
ed fleeing in fear Of further oblit-
GRAFTON attacks.
On the Italian fronts. the Brit
ish Eighth army clashed az many
points uforrE- the tong dormant AID
Ratio sector with Nazi detach-
ments An official allied commu-
ique announced that naval activity
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