IN THE CRIMEA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 November 1941, Page 5

IN THE CRIMEA

SEBASTOPOL FIRMLY HELD GERMAN LOSSES ESTIMATED AT OVER 100,000. RUSSIANS MAKING HEADWAY IN UKRAINE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, November 27. A message from Kuibyshev says that reports from Sebastopol state that units of the Soviet Army and the Black Sea fleet continue to ( hold their positions. The enemy suffered heavy losses in attempting to break through the Soviet defences. The Germans to date have lost well over 100,000 men in the Crimean campaign. The Kuibyshev correspondent of Reuter says the Germans north-east of Rostov are trying to delay the advance of the Russians by burning villages, many of which they had converted into strong points. The Russians, who are operating in rolling country, aim to keep the enemy moving and to prevent the establishment of a defensive line. The German, hope of preventing the cutting off of a large part of General von Kliest’s forces is believed to be dwindling. ENEMY LOSSES CONFIRMED BY PRISONERS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) RUGBY, November 28. The Moscow radio reports: “The Germans have increased artillery and mortar activity on the Tula front,, In the Stalinogorsk area they have thrown three tank and three infantry divisions into the battle. “On November 26 the Russian Air Force destroyed 105 tanks and about 600 lorries, laden with soldiers. That huge losses have been sustained by the Germans is confirmed by prisoners. One reports that his division, lost on November 10 and 11 200 tanks and a quarter of its total of lorries.”