SOME GROUND REGAINED
RUSSIAN RESISTANCE REMAINS FIRM LONDON, October 11. The German'pressure on the Mosdok area has certainly not relaxed, and both here and in the Black Sea coastal belt the Russians are called on every day for ■ new efforts in vigilance : courage, and tenacity. Their aggressive operations in the Western Caucasus remain ail. . inspiration, their drive north-west of Stalingrad continues to make progress, and according to the German official ’ news agency there is evidence that they are preparing an offensive at other points. The agency says these are; First, south of Stalingrad; secondly, the Voronezh area; thirdly, the region north and east of. Smolensk. The situation is growing increasingly tense in the Eastern Caucasus, where the Germans are throwing in further reinforcements. Resistance remains firm, and some ground has been regained in the main sectors. The Germans in the Mosdok area attacked 18 times within 48 hours. All the attacks were repulsed, and 700 Germans were killed. Soviet Guards are counterattacking in another area, where the Germans have lost 3,500 men in the past few days.
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Evening Star, Issue 24324, 13 October 1942, Page 3
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177SOME GROUND REGAINED Evening Star, Issue 24324, 13 October 1942, Page 3
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