New Big German Onslaught On Stalingrad

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13774, 17 October 1942, Page 3

New Big G erman Onslaught On Stalingrad

ault makes little impression on ASSA RUSSIAN DEFENCES

IR BOMBARDMENT MOST TERRIFIC OF THE WAR

IY TR yiNG TO POUND EVERYTHING 1 IN CITY TO RUBBLE

London, Oct. 16. , • , German assault on Stalingrad has so far made Tk "pin on the Russian defences. nii nnoned their new offensive with a terrific bomti,, Germans opeucu t n f the Soviet lmes. ;, "' !lU ' ! ■ t f the weight of this.attack the mam defences of the k YH intact though they are under enormous pressure. The '•■ arß . i ■ mLhI is one of the most tremendous air bombardmans used every available plane and kept np the attack "'ft hour It is estimated that at least 1500 flights were ; nn ar'pa little more than a mile wide and only two or |( i f over an « lLtt intention was to pound everything to rubble, in and then advance over the wreckage with a big force of *Pfl infantry As soon as the air bombardment was over, 100 \ '5 two divisions of infantry poured across on a narrow front ioulverised Russian defences. yF Miressnre was too strong for the Russians whose front line ,1 were not in good shape after the terrific air blitz and they Etarive UP several streets. The German gains were, however, : iL worth the tremendous efforts taken to achieve them and SLea in tanks and infantry were very heavy. In the first assault 50 tanks were knocked out and 30 more were , t 01lt of action by the Russians during the night. Marshal Timoshenko's forces boring down from the north-west B ebow in sight of the city. They are continuing to advance, and i still further improved, their positions. _ " The Russians have also improved their position at both ends of it Caucasus front. . At the eastern end in the Mozdok area they inflicted very heavy to on the Germans and on the Black Sea front Soviet forces have mined more lost ground.