“ALL FOR THE FRONT”

Evening Star, Issue 24016, 15 October 1941, Page 7

“ALL FOR THE FRONT”

STIRRING RUSSIAN SLOGAN NEW POSITIONS TAKEN UP MOSCOW, October 14. Commenting on the withdrawal of the Red army from Vyazma, ‘ Pravda ’ says: “ New troops are arriving at the front, and others aro on route thither. It is the duty of the whole of the people to make the rear strong and supply weapons and foodstuffs to the front. The slogan is, ‘ All for the front, all for resistance against the enemy.' ” The Moscow radio some hours after the issue of the Soviet night communique, said: “ Hitler has raced up masses of armoured units and infantry in a new attempt to batter to Moscow along the motor road from Vyazma.” The announcer described the situation around Vyazma as very serious, and said that the Germans had succeeded in penetrating the defences at isolated points, thrusting spearheads into positions taken up by the- Red army. “ Our troops are repelling the savage onslaught and aro retreating to new positions ” Zurich sends an (-tract from the ‘ Voelkischer Beobachter ’ saying that the ooeration aimed at encirclement of the Rod troops has been concluded, “ thus rendering it possible to continue the decisive offensive against Moscow. The High Command will now bo able to publish more comprehensive news of developments.” The paper says the weather has become worse, and the Russian winter has started earlier than usual, hut not sufficiently early to frustrate final victory, as the greater part of the Red army was destroyed in time. The Zurich message adds that Berlin papers for the first time publish the position of their front line, which shows Vyazma and Bryansk far behind the German lines.