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OVER 5,000 GERMANS KILLED AT ROSTOV NO ABATEMENT IN MOSCOW BATTLES. HUGE ENEMY FORCE IN ACTION. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) LONDON, November 29. Soviet forces early this morning reoccupied Rostov-on-the-Don, the enemy retreating in disorder to Taganrog with the Russians in pursuit. Over 5000 Germans were killed. The Russians penetrated the German fortified positions from the north-east direction and occupied the city.
In the course of the fighting two German tank divisions, one motorised division and one S.S. division under General von Kleist’s command were defeated. On the day before 60 German planes were destroyed for 11 Russian machines lost.
Moscow broadcast the text of the following telegram sent from M. Stalin to Marshal Timoshenko and the High Command of the ,South Eastern Soviet Army: “I congratulate you on your victory over the enemy and on the liberation of Rostov. I congratulate the valiant soldiers of the Soviet armies commanded by General Charitonov and General Remisov who hoisted the glorious Red Flag in Rostov.” The Germans claim the capture of Balaclava, in the Crimea, Volokolamsk west of Moscow, and Klin, about 40 miles south-west of the capital. Moscow admits that the naval base on the Black Sea, Sebastopol, is now greatly endangered by new heavy German attacks.
The Russian advance in the Kalinin sector, north-west of Moscow, continues and the Germans were driven out of eight populated centres. All the German attacks in the Malo Yaroslavets sector, south-west of the capital, have also been repelled. “The Moscow “Pravda” says the Germans have concentrated 49 divisions on the approaches to Moscow. Four tanks, four infantry and one S.S. divisions are concentrated north-west of Solnechnayagora. The fiercest battles are progressing in the directions of Klin and Volokolamsk. The Germans have succeeded in thrusting their forces forward eastward in the direction of Klin and are turning them from the north in the direction of Stalinogorsk, 25 miles south-east of Tula. The frozen ground is helping the German panzer units.
GERMAN VERSION
DEPARTURE FROM ROSTOV. LONDON, November 29. A German communique says the Germans occupying Rostov, in accordance with orders from the High Command, cleared the inner area of the city in order to carry out ruthless reprisals against the population, which allegedly participated in the battle in the rear of the German army.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 December 1941, Page 5
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