The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-30
Third Drive
Into German
Soil Sighted
Otber Units OF Zhukov's
Army Near Border Of
Brandenburg

LONDON. Tuesday. Jan. 3d.
d-p,-The First White Russian
srmv invaded German Pomerania
re,-erday and advanced II miles
bavond the frontier to within 93
niles of Berlin, while to the south,
units Of the same army neared the
ORA river border of Branden-
bIrg on 35-mile front.
Advancing as much as 81 miles
in a hours, Marshal Zhukov' S
tanks and infantry drove into
Pomerania province on a 29-mile
'front.' cut the Berlin-Danzig trunk
railroad at two points, and ad-
yanced to the town of Woldenberg
in the closest approach to the Ger
man capital of the l8-day Soviet
win the war winter offensive.
More than $50 German towns and
settlements fell before the second
Russian invasion of eastern Ger
many proper in 10 days. A third
drive into the Reich was in pros
pect as other units of Zhukov' s
army advanced within two to six
miles of Brandenburg province on
the direct road to Berlin.
Berlin said the Russians already
had surrounded the big communi-
cations center of Schneidemuhl.
at the northeastern end of the new
INVASION thrust.
The second invasion of the main
German homeland in ten days was
made by forces led by "a Soviet
generals-indicating that the drive
was made by a mass concentration
Of tanks, infantry and guns rather
than by armored spearheads.
Almost simultaneous with Pre-
ME- Stains order of the day
adding another victory to Zhukov' S
long string in his 18-day, 230 mile
march from Praga. Berlin report
Cd that the Russians had swept
five 10 six miles beyond the upper
Oder northwest of Breslau.
The enemy said that Marshal
Aoneys First Ukrainian Army had
brought up reinforcements and
linked up strong bridgeheads across
Tie Oder at the town of Steinau,
81 miles northwest of Breslau, in
N1at appeared to be a develop
ing drive toward Berlin, 1873 miles
10 the northwest.
Ihe drive into Pomerania, just
norm Of the Berlin home pro-
vince Of Brandenburg which Mos
COW front dispatches said also was
inYaoed, put the Russians into
acnon on a l69-mile front in east
CHI Germany. The First Ukrainian
ainly IS fighting on a 100 mile
~ IN tie southern province OF
o4esla' and the new drive in the
'''I'n was made on 29-mile line.
10 salute the triumph. Stain
oluFled that Units which crossed
INV nj Germany west and northwest
" ne encircled Polish fortress OF
an nlliah henceforth be known as
f.omeranian units
Inc deepest penetration was to
W.T. ule TAI! and highway junction OF
b Gutenberg, u miles over the
s sS,ue[' W miles from Berlin and
NJ c zines from the great Baltic port
VI o!etan. There the Russians were
b iaiue the broad Berlin-Danzig
i nta sweeping west southwest
~ a. lne battered Nazi capital.
~ at me southern end of the front
nlo1 russians Us seized Driesen, 81
CnS ,s from Berlin, 50 miles from
bor5 5er' and nc nine miles above the
r,n set Of Brandenburg which
Berl;ne east and west. The Danzig
enb ,rli highway was cut at Void
Dug, 10 miles northwest O:
cut ~ while the railroad wa.
.s one T.. was Kreuz, u miles south
At s vi Woldenberg, and the othe1
Of t SSsh!enlanke, northeastern enc
njt tue front. The Nazis earlier ad
said |t 4, me evacuation Of Kreuz ant
nortba nldl schneidemuhl. 13 mile
clrcled. ''NiiohlahKe, was en-
co or aIsDsteh from United Pres
Moseowp0 rN!, Henry Shapiro i,
ored 'V sr sad four Of zhukov's arm
Brsnd Spezarheads had driven int
lOo,m aSno t1eg. from points along
suit ' nt front re and that as the re
msrcb 81 :, the phenomenal Sovie
was s'n NJ The phrase on to Berlin
Slogan. e0r merely a patriot
cs snaDiro's dispatch and som
Slams q nn; reports indicated the Ru,
might be slowing their driv
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