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Thursday, Oct. 21, 1943
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Rapid Red Pincer Thrust í';,,,,,
WHERE? WHEN?
HOW MANY ?
WHAT KIND ?
In the mighty battle for
information whose shots are
heard around the world, the
Enemy is determined to an-
swer certain key words.
WHERE? . . are our soldi-
ers, ships, planes, minefields,
and harbor defenses?
WHEN? . . are our men go-
ing . . when will that ship
be launched . . when does
it sail . . when will that job
be finished??? . . HOW
MANY? . . troops, ships,
planes, tanks are there . .
how many units are there
overseas . . how many more
are coming . . how many
are going back??? WHAT
KIND? . . of work are they
doing . . what kind of train-
ing are they getting . . “Yes,
the list is endless, and you
will answer them all unless
you’re mighty careful with
that tongue of yours. RE-
MEMBER! Don’t talk out of
turn! If you can’t hold your
tongue, don’t talk at all; be-
cause if you chatter, you’re
in for a nasty fall.
Tiireatens Nazi Armies
I
Russians Gapture Immense
ámoiint of War Material
London, October 20th.
On the Eastern Front, The Red Army has cut the railway
west of Dniepropetrovsk, and thereby greatly increased the se-
rious threat to the numerous German troops in the whole Dniepr
bend.
Hit And Run
Patriot War
London, October 20th.
In Yugoslavia, the Patrits
have been extremely active, —
particularly in the Sarajevo
area.
The partisans are effectively
employing hit and run methods
against the hated Nazis, and
their quisling satelites. Swoo-
ping down on a selected village
the Patriots kill as many Ger-
mans as they can, and destroy
military and industrial installa
tions, and when the Germans
arrive, the partisan troops beat
a hasty retreat, only to strike
elsewhere.
The Nazis are now employ-
ing several divisions to deal
On Monday night, the Rus-
sians advranced 12 miles, to cap
ture the junction of Piatikatka
at dawn yesterday morning. —
The Germans fought fiercely
to hold the town, but their for
ces were soon dispersed, and
yesterday the Russians advan-
ced rapidly, fanning out in all
directions from the town, and
at noon had gained control ov-
er a twenty mile stretch of the
railway.
Messages from Moscow to-
day say that the entire Gerinan
defence line on the Dniepr
seems to be crumbling in this
area. Soviet troops have now
\ advanced half the way across
the Dniepr bend, and the es-
cape route from Dniepropetr-
ovsk to Zaporoshe is already
closed to the Nazis.
The Germans are throwing
in strong forces of aircraft and
tanks in a desperate effort to
stem the Russian advance, but
the latest reports from the
front line state that the Red
Army is steadily drawing near
er the vital junction of Krivoi-
rog, 80 miles due south of Kre-
menchug, and about the same
distance south-west of Dniep-
ropetrovsk.
One Moscow correspondent
with the situation, which is
causing them substantial mater
ial losses, as well as many off-
icers and men killed daily. In
the most recent fighting, the
Yugoslavs destroyed no fewer
than 350 vehicles and 10 tanks,
besides cutting a number of
railway lines.
reports to-night that the Russi-
an spearhead is only 35 miles
from Krivoirog, which is on
the last railway out of the bend
still open to the Germans. If
the Soviet troops succeed in
cutting this line, the entire en-
emy force in the Dniepr bend
is faced with disaster.
Fighting is still going on at
Melitopol, where the Germans,
with their only double track es
cape route from the Crimea cut,
London, October 20th.
London had an alert last
night for the fourth night runn
ing. Some damage and casualt-
ies are reported.
American heavy bombers, es-
corted by Thunderbolts and
Spitfires, are reported ío have
been over western Germany
this afternoon. No details are as
yet available.
During operations over oc-
cupied territory this morning,
RAF fighters shot down nine
German fighters.
are desperately fighting to ga-
in time in order to save their
armies in the great peninsula
through the single track line
across the Perekop isthmus
further west.
Further north, the Russians
have captured the town of Vis-
gorod, three miles west of the
Dniepre, and nine miles north-
(Continued on page 4).
Both Allied Armies
Advanee In Itaiy
London, October 20th.
The news from the South Front to-day is of steady progress
on both the Fifth and the Eighth Armies’ front. ,
In the western sector, the
Germans are withdrawing from
the Volturno plain, while in the
center heavy fighting is re-
ported. On the Adriatic coast,
Montgomery’s men have advan
ced substantíally against stiff
ening resistance, to capture the
town of Petaccio above Ter-
moli, 10 miles to the north.
In the Fifth Army’s sector,
the Germans are throwing in
reinforcements to try to hold up
the Allied advance, while the
main body makes a full r.cale
orderly withdrawal. North-
east of Capua, to-day’s com-
muniqué from General Eisen-
hower’s HQ reuorts consider-
able Allied gains, including the
capture of two towns, one of
them Pignataro, six miles north
of Capua.
Very bitter fighting is report-
ed from the central sector, par-
ticularly in the area of Vinchia
turo. Here, and further east,
the enemy has been forced to
give ground in spite of frequent
and violent counter-attacks, in
an effort to restore the positi-
on.
As the Germans retreat, they
are burning houses, killing catt
le, blowing up roads and doing
the usual mine laying to ham-
per the Allies’ advance. Besid-
es this, they have posted at in-
tervals heavy guns to further
harass the Allied troops.
More heavy Allied air attacks
(Continued on page 4).