CITY A HEAP OF RUINS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 84, 6 October 1944, Page 5

CITY A HEAP OF RUINS

LONDON, October 5. -Only under the ground does life I Continue in Warsaw, because there, is nothing left but a heap of ruins," said ■ 8 German war reporter, broadcasting from Warsaw. He added that thousands of insurgents and civilians had died in the blasted houses and 'streets of the Polish capital which the Germans had had to clear, n "As a result of th£>t lA*r fighting, we

see today burnt-down buildings, crumpled houses,' and huge heaps of debris; ..that is, or was, Warsaw," he said..

"The number of people surrounded in the centre of the city has been estimated at a quarter of a million, but that was probably a low estimate. Warsaw as a centre of revolt was dangerous enough, but the danger to our rear was also acute. The insurgents had a good supply of weapons and ammunition and also well-prepared, positions." General yon Denbach, the German commander on the Warsaw front, over Berlin radio; stated: "It was a grim battle, and we cannot deny that our losses were very heavy." .