Reds' Relentless Tank Onslaught

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 120, 23 May 1942, Page 7

Reds' Relentless Tank Onslaught

HUNS WEAKENING

Signs That Enemy May Crack Seen By Russians

(United Press Association.— Copyright.—R ec . 1.30 p.m.)

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