HEAVY BATTERING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 June 1942, Page 4

HEAVY BATTERING

AT SEBASTOPOL DEFENCES OF GERMANS KILLED. CAPTURE OF FORT CLAIMED. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. The Germans for three days have been battering at the outer defences on the whole Sebastopol front but have failed to capture them, says the “Pravda.” > They have paid the price of thousands killed, 160 planes lost and dozens of tanks destroyed. A German communique claims that, after bitter hand-to-hand fighting, German forces occupied a modern strong fort named Stalin, situated on a dominating height above Sebastopol. While the Russians say they are holding the German attacks on the Kharkov front, the German High Command claims that the Donetz was crossed at many new points and several important heights on the west bank captured. but adds that the boggy ground is making progress very difficult. , ENEMY TRANSPORTS SUNK IN BARENTS SEA. SOVIET OFFICIAL REPORT. LONDON, June 14. A Russian communique states: In the Kharkov 1 direction our troops 1 fought engagements during the day with enemy tanks and infantry. In the Sebastopol sector fierce fighting continues. Our troops repulsed enemy atts cks In the Barents Sea our warships sank two enemy transports totalling about 15,000 tons.