MADE BY THE GERMANS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 September 1942, Page 3

MADE BY THE GERMANS

In Costly and Unsparing Attacks on Stalingrad RUSSIANS ESTABLISH NEW DON BRIDGEHEAD BELOW VORONEZH PRESSURE BEING KEPT UP WEST OF MOSCOW LONDON, September IG. Stalingrad is still holding out, despite the fact that the Russians had to‘give ground in one sector. Everywhere else they are holding* up the German onslaught, The Germans are making a supreme effort to smash through to the city before the weather breaks. Only in one sector has any fresh progress been reported. This is west of the city, where the fighting is particularly fierce. Masses of infantry, tanks and planes have been used and repeated and costly attacks have resulted in the gain of some ground. In all other sectors the Russians are holding firm in spite of the tremendous forces against them. The situation grows more tense hourly as von Bock’s assault against the city progresses with the ferocity of a baulked rather than a victorious army. The Russians, yielding only by inches, still possess reserves of defence. For instance, cavalry hurled into action north-west of the city, succeeded in smashing two attacks. The Moscow correspondent of the British United Press points out that this is the first mention of cavalry on this front for a fortnight and is regarded in Moscow as indicating that they are part of reinforcements moving to the area in conformity with the determination to hold the city at all costs. Reuter’s correspondent says German tanks now frequently have trailers carrying field guns. The tanks by themselves are far too vulnerable to the deadly aim of the Soviet guns. North of Stalingrad the Russians have made some progress. A new bridgehead has been. established west of the Don, below Voronezh. German and Hungarian troops attacking the older Russian bridgehead have made no visible results. ' ’ West of Moscow the Russians have beaten off powerful German counter-attacks in some sectors and are keeping up their pressure on the enemy. The Leningrad defenders are reported to have struck out to the north and to be in contact with the main Finnish positions.