LATEST WAR NEWS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13772, 15 October 1942, Page 5

LATEST WAR NEWS

The following is a summary of the latest war news: RUSSIA There is still no further change in the situation at Stalingrad, The fighting has been broken up into a number of fierce minor attacks on the outlying industrial districts. The Russians are taking advantage of the lull to strengthen their defences. South of Stalingrad Soviet forces have captured an important enemy base. The Russians have advanced in the Mozdok area. Five enemy transports have been sunk by the Soviet Baltic Fleet. U.S. NAVAL SUCCESSES United States submarines have scored several successes against enemy vessels in Far Eastern waters. They have sunk a heavy cruiser, two cargo ships, a tanker , and a transport. A third cargo ship was probably sunk and two more tankers damaged. None of these successes have been announced previously. NEW GUINEA The Australians have now penetrated the Japanese positions at Templeton’s crossing south of Kokoda. BURMA At Gaugaw in Burma direct hits were made by Allied planes on Japanese road transport. All our planes returned safely. DUTCHMEN’S BAG When some Dutchmen came to England some time ago it is revealed that they brought 1000 captured German parachute troops with them which they safely handed over. NORWAY Six men who landed in Norway from -a British destroyer, have blown up a large power station. They were all captured.

CHINA A Chungking communique says that Chinese forces are attacking the Japanese at Wnyi in Chekiang Province. MALTA The Axis blitz on Malta is unable to penetrate, let alone smash, the island's defences. In three days only seven R.A.P. planes have been lost against (50 Axis planes shot down for certain and a large number badly damaged. RAID ON KIEL The attack on Kiel was the heaviest of the war. The raid was so concentrated that the defences were swamped and all our planes returned safely. NORTH SEA Five enemy E-boats were attacked by our light naval forces in the North Sea. It is believed that one was sunk and another damaged. Our vessels suffered no casualties or damage whatever. SINKINGS OFF SOUTH AFRICA It is stated in London that German claims of recent sinkings in African waters arc exaggerated. This is a new area for U-boats and it is pointed out that many had some successes at first. EUROPE Four more Czechs have been shot in Prague for high treason. Ghent, iu Belgium, has been lined 500,000 francs ( £3,000 pre-war. value) and 50 hostages have been arrested all because one German soldier was injured in a bomb explosion. . U.S.A. Mr Wendell Willkie has arrived back in the United States. He is flying to Washington to see the President.