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WARSAW'S TRIALS

UNDER RUSSIAN FIRE

Rec. 11 a .m. LONDON, Sept. 25 Moscow correspondents say that the territorial situation around Warsaw shows no vital change except in the southern outskirts of the city, where the Germans have withdrawn from their front lines. General Bor's communique reports that Warsaw, which was the first city the Germans bombed ?QQo n -th" ey m^ched into. Poland in IJMB, is now living through another shattering bombardment, this time trom the Russians' guns. The Germans nave also mounted guns on railway wagons, and are maintaining a harassing fire against the partisans' posi-

Rec. 11 a.m. RUGBY, Sept. 25. Constant wireless communication is being maintained with Soviet headquarters on the east bank of the Vistula, states General Bor's communique. Polish observers are frequently directing the fire of the Soviet artillery. On the southern: outskirts of Warsaw there is increasing movement of-enemy units from the battlefront. During the night a violent battle between Soviet and German artillery took place, the Russians showing definite superiority. . In the centre of the city, Polish units have taken a German point of resistance. German artillery is shelling various districts in this area. The Kierbedz bridge, the last remaining bridge across the Vistula, has been destroyed. In the suburb of Zoliborz the Germans are digging in on either side of the "outer strata" alongside the Vistula; one row of trenches faces the river and the Soviet positions, while the other faces the Polish positions. In the suburb of Mokotow the enemy has begun a major infantry attack, supported by tanks, after preparation, by an artillery barrage and dive-bombing. In the country the enemy is regrouping his forces in the Kielce area, moving panzer and artillery units in the direction of Jedrzejow, and Polish troops are attacking the enemy on the move.

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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 75, 26 September 1944, Page 5

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WARSAW'S TRIALS Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 75, 26 September 1944, Page 5

WARSAW'S TRIALS Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 75, 26 September 1944, Page 5

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