FURTHER CAPTURES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 December 1941, Page 6

FURTHER CAPTURES

MADE BY RUSSIANS

ON CENTRAL & SOUTHERN

SECTORS.

SUCCESSFUL GUERILLA OPERATIONS.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.0 a.m.) RUGBY, December 14

A Russian communique states: “During last night our troops fought the enemy on all fronts.” A supplementary communique gives details of the further capture of tanks, motoi transport and munitions on the central and southern sectors, and of successful operations by guerillas. ITALIAN GENERAL KILLED ON EASTERN FRONT. (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) ROME. .December 14. General Ugo Decarolis has been killed on the Eastern front. IMMENSE BOOTY TAKEN BY SOVIET TROOPS. SIGNIFICANCE EMPHASISED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, Noon.) RUGBY, December 14. The booty taken from the Germans during the recapture of Albs, says the Soviet Information Bureau in Moscow, included 226 guns, 319 machine-guns, 165 automatic weapons, 1,240 rifles, 907 lorries, 1,055 carts, 1,260 horses, 30,000 grenades, 30,000 mines and 500,000 rifle cartridges. The capture of so many infantry weapons is regarded in military circles in London as proof of successful fighting by the Russians and as evidence that the German withdrawal, at least in this sector, is not entirely voluntary.

BIG ENEMY TRANSPORT

SUNK IN BLACK SEA.

MORE RUSSIAN GAINS IN LAND FIGHTING.

(Received This Day, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON; December 14.

A Moscow communique states: “The Russians in several sectors on the central and south-western fronts fiercely engaged the enemy and continued to advance. We have occupied Uslovya, Verkhovie, also Dubna, westwards of Tula. “A 25,000-ton enemy transport was sunk in the Black Sea.”

GUERILLA LEADERS EXECUTED BY GERMANS. (Received This Day, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 14. The Swiss radio stated that three guerilla leaders were executed at Kaunas.