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Nazis Face Severe Test As
Russ Defense Stiffens
Moscow, July 9. — Reports from the front today stated that the next 24 hours will
bring evidence as to whether the Germans will be successful in their attempt to crack the
Kursk salient or will be stymied by heavy Russian counter .attacks in “the fiercest battle
on the Eastern front.”
i “Invasion finn” l
) s
S Aberdeen, Maryland. — S
^ Major General Levin H. $
S Campbell, chief of army ^
S ordnance, said today that S
^ tests at the proving ground S
^ here had shown that the ^
S German west-wall would S
) crumble under American ;
S S
^ guns. ^
The battle of the Kursk
bulge reached a new peak in
intensity today as the Germans
hurled new reserves into the
iight in an effort to crack the
ironlike Soviet defenses. The
Germans were depending
largely upon their tank corps in
the ground fighting while the
Russians held the supremacy of
the air over the battle ground.
It also was reported that the
Russians have thrown tanks in-
to the battle and are develop-
:ing a “mobile defense”.
Late dispatches reaching
Moscow said that fighting has
developed on an even larger
scale than during the first four
days of the new German offen-
sive on the 160-mile front.
What was described as an es-
pecially tense struggle is in
progress for the possession of a
strategic town south of Orel.
The Germans were reported to
be attacking at this point with
a force of 250 tanks heavily
supported by tanks and artill-
ery.
At the southern end of the
present fighting line around
Byelgorod, the Germans pus-
hed two small wedges into the
Russian defenses late yester-
day. The Germans are increas-
ing the pressure around Byel-
gorod, throwing in reserves
rushed to the sector from other
parts of the eastern front.
The Russians say ^hat the
:situation is in no way critical
as the Red airforce has gained
mastery of the air and is de-
stroying many enemy tanks
•over Byelgorod.
A special Russian commun-
ique stated that 1,539 German
tanks were destroyed or cripp-
’led by bombs and shells. The
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Russians also claim officially
that during the first three days
of battle 649 German planes
were destroyed.
The Germans are attacking
with their usual disregrd for
cost in manpower, and it is re-
ported that already 30,000 Ger-
man officers and men have
been killed. Thousands of oth-
ers have been wounded and
captured by the Soviets.
Today’s Moscow commun-
ique sáys that in one sector
alone, of the southern end of
the front, the Germans struck
13 times, with three armoured
and three infantry divisions.
Altogether, the Germans are
said to be using 15 armoured
and 15 infantry divisions in the
present offensive. This means
that some 200,000 men are in
action, concentrated on a nar-
row front.
| Marines Agaio! |
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New York. — The United v
S States Marines have done it 1
i igain.
^ It was reported here to- s
S aight that the Marines were S
$ anded on New Georgia is- ^
^ iand a full week before the ^
S .^llies a-ttacked strategic Ja- S
S oanese installafions in the ^
^ Southwest Pacific. The Ma- ^
^ rines, it was revealed, laid S
S ‘doggo’’ on the island until ^
• the main offensive got under- ^
S way. Then the Marines went s
S into action and captured Viru S
$ harbor cn New Georgia by a ^
^ surprise attack from the rear s
S after a four-day march S
$ through 30 miles of jungle •
^ from their beachhead at Segi. ^
Yanks Setback Jap
Landlng Attempt
Washington. — United States forces from New Georgia is-
land have beaten off an attempt by Japanese units to land on
Buguri, a small island northeast of American-held Rendova is-
land.
fioebbels Visits
Cologne; R. A. F.
Attacks Citjr
London. — Royal Air Force
heavy bombers made an attack
in strength on the mighty in-
dustrial center of Cologne
again Thursday nigjit after
Nazi Propaganda Chief Goeb-
bels had inspected the ruins of
‘Germany’s most bombed city’.
It was not known whether
Goebbels was in Cologne when
the city was raided by the RAF.
Last night’s raid on Cologne \
was its 119th. The city’s gas,
water, telephone and electrical
services were all put out of
action. The Germans them-
selves admit heavy damage and
serious casualties. The bomb
load dropped is reported to
have been something over 1,000
tons.
Eight bombers are missing
from the night’s operations,
which included mine laying in
enemy waters.
Fleet Air Arm pilots damaged
three mine sweepers off the
French coast,
Meanwhile, Allied planes
raided Japanese bases from Ti-
mor to the Solomons. A heavy
attack was made on Koepang
on Timor and nearly 50 tons of
bombs were unloaded on enemy
bases at Salamaua in New Gui-
nea, which also is meeting
heavy pressure from Allied
ground forces.
The Japanese base of Munda
on New Georgia island is now
practically isolated. American
patrols have clashed with a
Japanese force only three miles
from the base, which is under
steady bombordment.
American artillery is now
\ pounding the Jap base at Munda
cn New Georgia island from
Zanana,' only six miles to the
East, as well as from Rendowa
islands, five miles to the South.
General MacArthur, directing
the offensive from a front-row
seat in New Guinea, said that
American troops had landed at
Zanana on Monday.
On land in New Guinea,
Australian troops have had
further clashes with the Jap-
anese, on the enemy’s supply
line between Salamaua and
Mubo.
fioebbels Visits
Coiogoe; R. A. F.
Attacks Citjr
London. — Royal Air Force
heavy bombers made an attack
in strength on the mighty in-
dustrial center of Cologne
again Thursday nigjit after
Nazi Propaganda Chief Goeb-
bels had inspected the ruins of
‘Germany’s most bombed city’.
It was not known whether
Goebbels was in Cologne when
the city was raided by the RAF.
Last night’s raid on Cologne
was its 119th. The city’s gas,
water, telephone and electrical
services were all put out of
action. The Germans them-
selves admit heavy damage and
serious casualties. The bomb
load dropped is reported to
have been something over 1,000
tons.
Eight bombers are missing
from the night’s operations,
which included mine laying in
enemy waters.
Fleet Air Arm pilots damaged
three mine sweepers off the
French coast,
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