NEW RED ARMY THRUST
Moravian Capital Threatened
ACTION ON CZECH FRONT (Hec. 11 pm.) LONDON. April 8. The Russian forces in Czechoslovakia are making progress in their westward drive towards Brno, the capital of Moravia. , A . “The entire Czech front from the Polish border to Vienna has been set ablaze by the new Soviet drive," says a message from Moscow. “Taking part are the armies of Marshals Malinovsky and Yeremenko with the Czech partisan forces and General Svoboda’s Czech troops. . , , . “Marshal Yeremenko s forces are advancing west along the Vag river and threatening Zihilina, a key strongpoint guarding the pass to Teschen south-east of Moravska-Ostrava. Marshal Malinovsky’s troops moving north between Moravia and' the Vag rivers are menacing Brpo and at the same, time are guarding the flank of his attack closing in on Vienna."
- A Russian communique- says that Soviet forces north-west of Ruzomberck oh Saturday fought their way into more than 30 places. Troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Command, north-east and north of Bratislava, occupied Nove Mesto and 50 other places. The remnants of the 24th Hungarian Infantry Division, Including the commander and his staff, went over to, the Red Army with all their equipment and troops.
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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24536, 9 April 1945, Page 5
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