LULL CONTINUES

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13770, 13 October 1942, Page 5

LULL CONTINUES

STALINGRAD BATTLE Preparations For Winter Further Attack Expected London, Oct. 12. Fighting at Stalingrad has not yet Sw renewed on a big scale, alMh there is every sign that it will :> N before long. During the past 48 hours activity : ii been confined to heavy artillery ■•t'i and air fighting.

tore German tanks and infantry * being brought up and the Rusb» newspaper Red Star says that * '"uld be idle to suppose that the have abandoned the attack ■to city. It is true, says the *. that the Germans have suf- * irngo losses and that the pres- ;; iH is due to the exhaustion of J"*"?. He has, however, not J T «iuphope of taking the city and Waging up more reserves. Red : ;ir polnts out that the Germans J already achieved a negative ob*'»'the .destruction of the huge ;%ad factories and in reaching °'S a ana hampering the Rusmmunications thereon. Mean"to "Russians are busy ;■, W ening their defence positions ,;; e Wof the experience gained **t Ge man attacks. - the north-west of the city the Z Jl MnUn,le th attacks and £*■» during the .night. . J »eavy fig hting is taking place £*** where the Ger- " e »«ng in big forces of gantry and more air >-' The ene rny made no furthe Russi *ns retook ***«■ lost the previous day. %)T m are »ow ready for a H^f ,gn an <l have brought k] W troops. It is expected H-W rthwWle Progress will rse 7 e by.the-ehemy before lit fi l ittin wrneat. s ' "issians at \r \ , he us at Novorossisk are SC emans out of the city ;:: «taJ! rep<Ws th « Soviet