Daily Post - 24.11.1941, Blaðsíða 4

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DAXLY POST
Fighting In Streets Of Rostov
New Moves to j
Eneirele Moscow
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Nazis Still Held
in Tula Seetor
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London, Nov. 23rd.
Despite the furious onslaughts of the enemy at Moscow and
Rostov, our AlLies sliow no signs of weakening and, besides de-
fending themselves heroically,
giving the Germans no rest.
M. Lozovsky said to-day in a
broadcast from Kuibyshev that
the Germans would ibe shaken
out of their stupid idea that
the Russians would give them
a chance to recuperate during
the winter months.
The resources of the Soviet
Union and its Allies were in-
exhaustible, and therefore all
German attacks and victories
would be in vain.
AROUND MOSCOW
In the Moscow area the fight
is still hardest in the Kalinin
and the Tula sectors. In the
Kalinin sector a new furious
battle-Jground has been created
by the enemy at Klin, 40 miles
north-west of the capital.
The Russians claim to ibe con-
tinually counter-attacking and
maintain that the general situa-
tion is unchanged both here
and im the Tula sector, where
the Nazis have been unable to
advance further, despite their
savage attacks, which are daily
causing them enormous losses.
ROSTOV
In to-day’s communique the
Russians admit that the Ger-
mans have entered Rostov, but
they claim that the Germans
are not in possession yet, bitter
fight still raging in the streets.
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contiuue their counter-attacking,
TANK BATTLES
Gontinued from Page 1
first baptism of fire and came
through splendidly.
Our forces attacked the ene-
my, despite the difference in
the size of the tanks, and put
him to IMght after having in-
flicted serious losses on him.
ROMMEL OUTWITTED
On the third day General
Rommel decided to cut off the
left wing of our tank forces
sweeping north-westwards. His
idea was doubtless to encircle
the detachment cut off to the
west and destroy it gradually,
as their petrol supply gave out.
In this he was frustrated by
an attack cf 100 British tanks,
although these, with their 37-
mm. guns, ought to have been
no match for the 55-mm. guns
of his ‘Mark 3‘ and ‘Mark 4’
tanks.
After ia furious battle, in
which Rommel had 60 of his
tanks completeily destroyed, the
Germans turned tail and fled.
W'hile this was going on, the
westernmost arm of our tank
forces pushed on towards To-
bruk, and relief of our forces
there was now in sight. But our
tanks preferred to turn south
to catch Rommel’s main force
of some 160 tanks, which was
now trying to get away in the
direction of E1 Adem. This
manoeuvre of ours stopped
Fop Fighting in Snow
Russian soldier fitted out for fighting in the sub-arctic conditi°llS
against the Finns.
Romrael’s tanks on three sides.
TOMAHAWKS TAKE PART
To assist our tanks in the
ensuing battle, 50 Hurricanes
and American Tomahawks ar-
rived on the scene, spraying the
enemy with maohine-gun fire
and anti-personnel bontbs.
Rommel’s tanks hiit back, and
Luftwaffe fighters now also
entered t'he melée. The result
of this terrific clash is not yet
fully known, but the latest
news indicates that our forces
certainly had the best of the
enccunter.
To-day the R.A.F. Head-
quarters in Cairo announced
that yesterday’s co-operation
with our land forces had con-
tinued on a considerable scale.
In cne seotor of the battle-
fields our aircraft had de9troy-
ed over 100 lorries and þetro
tankers, and shot down f°uF
enemy fighters.
Over the whole battle area
in Libya the R.A.F. continues
to attack tanks and armoure
vehicles, supply transport, a
communioations.
KEY TO STANDARD QVíZ
(See page 3-)
1. Orson Welles; American
broadcast of an “invasion
from Mars which many listen
ers tcok to be true. 2. (a)
brcad and three narrower,
one broad and two narroWei--
3. (a) Food; (ib) Double. 4. Wil'
helm Rontgen. 5. Clay, meer
schaum, stone.
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