NAZI REPORTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 September 1941, Page 6

NAZI REPORTS

BATTLE OF ENCIRCLEMENT

ALLEGED ANNIHILATION.

OF RUSSIANS BEYOND KIEV.

(Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 21.

A commiinique from Hitler’s headquarters states: “In the battle of encirclement which is proceeding east of Kiev, the armies under Field-Marshal von Reichenau and. Generals von Kleist and Buderian have annihilated large sections of the enemy and have already taken 150,000 prisoners." A High Command communique says: “The annihilation of the enemy encircled east and south-east of Kiev is progressing. German units which penetrated from, the west pushed on across the Dnieper to the east and linked up with forces which had attacked across the dena from the north. Violent enemy attempts to break through failed.

“On the southern flank of the offensive front, we have reached the Sea of Azov. The way was cleared for this by the heroic action of an infantry division which forded across the wide lower reaches of the Dnieper, hear Borislav, holding position in face of all counter-attacks.”

A special communique issued tonight said: “We captured Arensburg. the capital of Osel Island. Most of the Osel Islands are thus securely in our hands. Only scattered sections of the Osel garrison remain at the western end of the island. Their destruction is imminent.” The Rome radio announced that the Germans had captured Marshal Voro-, shilov’s son.