Smashing Counter Blows At Voronezh

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 165, 15 July 1942, Page 5

Smashing Counter Blows At Voronezh

HUNS FORCED BACK

Tanks, Planes and Infantry Hurled Against Enemy

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TL p . LONDON, luiv 14 the Voronezh area agalnst^h^Gefman^eft 6^"^00^ ter ' attack in and infantry crashed into the G»rm« A t Tanks, cavalry Germans to retreat defence, and forced the the Russians are forcing °t h""h a 11?" o Pgan ,l " ee d «y« ago. and west of the Don. RepeaVed w. v °"f R e " emy * br ° ad fr <"» themselves against the r., m • r . . ,' ,ian tanks have hurled with cavalry and tank barriers. Tanks defences. At least 90 German* tank'" 64 ' 81 * j th * German Hank Germans and Hungarians were k?Ued Tk d^ troyed and 2000 initiative. ere k,lled - The Russians retain the

hourly. Large Ge^a^tank^ Voronezh grows now smashing their way into th* t j antry forces are screens. In one sector alone hr " Under COVer of divisions and two infantry divisions "They 8 l*™* ta " k Aro a- d,,u r z up their pounding of bombers are keeping -ill .hellfng, RuMi ' n " passed MiilerovoT announced that German troops have

ull u V , HeU . Loo#e of Don Riv."li" # VhM.\h7d.. b ,hr en ' h ° D °" 50 mile, long and 10 5 B ° mg °" eve 'ywhere in an area patch. The RuMiani arT * *1 wlier Mo " co ~ *- la.t. Bitter hand-to-hand 1,n 8 « very foot of ground to the battle.. h<,nd fightmg with large-.cale tank

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