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pie that the Russians had liberat-
ed three-fourths of the Soviet soil
occupied by the Germans-25 900 of
100000 square miles-and that Hit
lerite Germany is on the way to
catastrophe already squirming I'M
der Soviet blows and putting out
feelers toward a separate peace
which are doomed to failure.
The victory cannon of Moscow,
Leningrad, Kiev, Gomel, Dniepro-
Petrovsk and Rostov were primed for
concerted Salvos this evening to
celebrate the Red Army's triumphs
in the last year. 1t was the first
time the cannon of the last three
cities had spoken in celebration.
Foreign Commissar v. NJ. Molotov
was giving a reception to the Mos
COW diplomatic corps and military
missions tonight The guests were
asked to come in formal dress or
uniform, and to wear their decora-
tions.
Stalin'S Order
The front pages of all newspapers
were splashed with Stains order of
the day. The second and third
pages were given over largely to
communicates and lists of men dec
grated for distinguished services.
The newspapers, on aheir foreign
pages, published lengthy summaries
of Prime Minister winston Chur-
chills speech yesterday in which
he pledged the western Allies to
"Snite the Hun" by land, sea and
air this spring and summer.
ChurchillS statement on the Pol
iSh question, describing the Rus
sian position as no more than right
and just, was received with con-
siderable satisfaction.
The fall of DINO, defense outpost
for Pskov on the incaSion route for
the Baltic States, was believed only
a matter of days as the Red Army
won its first victory over the Ger
mans 26 years ago today.
More Than 21O
More than 210 towns and villages
on broad arc around Pskov and
DINO were swept up by the Russians
yesterday in their pursuit OF Ger
man units fleeing toward the APP
proacheS to Latvia for new stand.
On the southern front, the fall OF
the mining center of Krivoi Rog
after a fierce street battle knocked
out the northeastern anchor of the
German bulge in the southwestern
Ukraine and set the stage for CO.
ordinated drives by the 1st, End,
Bird and 4th Ukrainian armies into
Rumania and Southern Poland.
Premier Marshal Josef Stain in
an order of the day concentrating
the 9th birthday anniversary Of
the Red Army disclosed the Rus
SLAMS had liberated $500 of the
100000 square miles occupied by
Germany since the summer of 1871.
"Hitlerite Germany is on the way
to catastrophe, Stain said. Every
body knows 1t. The German Fascist
bandits are now running in circles
attempting to find way out OF
the catastrophe"
Stain said German diplomats
were rushing from one neutral
country to another, attempting to
make contact with pro-Htler ele-
ments and limiting at possibilities Of
a separate peace.
"All Of these tricks of the Hitler
ties are doomed to failure, for the
basis Of the anti-Hitlerite coalition
Is the common interests of the
Allies, who have given themselves
the common task Of smashing Hit
lerite Germany and her satellites
In Europe" Stain said.
ut Is this common interest which
leads to the Strengthening Of the
fighting alliance Of the USSR, Bri-
tain and the United States in
prosecuting the war. The final
reckoning Is nearing for all crimes