CRIMEAN HEIGHTS

Evening Star, Issue 24047, 20 November 1941, Page 9

CRIMEAN HEIGHTS

STRATEGIC POINTS RECAPTURED GERMANS FALL BACK ON NEW LINE (Rcc. 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, November 19. The Russians, intensively supported by Storraovik dive-bombers, have recaptuied strategic heights on the Crimea. The Tass Agency says the Germans formed a new line further back. German prisoners declared that heavy losses were compelling the Germans to draw freely from their reserves. One infantry regiment lately arrived in the Crimea from Greece. The Germans are repeatedly attacking, not counting the cost, but the Russian infantry, strongly supported by artillery, is fighting for every inch of the ground. RUSSIA'S DETERMINATION WHOLE FACTORIES REMOVED INLAND LONDON, November 19. The British and American members of Sir Walter Monckton’s party are unanimous concerning the stubbornness of the Russian resolve to beat the Germans, They saw train after train travelling eastward carrying dismantled factories. The first trucks contained machine tools, then came steelwork, and even brickwork, and finally came workers with their families and furniture, all cheerful and undismayed. KERCH INDUSTRIES ENTIRELY DESTROYED BY RUSSIANS LONDON, November 19. 4 The Times ’ correspondent on the. German frontier says Kerch’s iron deposits were the most important in the whole of Russia. Kerch also possessed huge blast furnaces, an aeroplane factory, two electric power stations, and two miles of quays, but the Russians entirely destroyed Kerch before evacuation. Most of the troops and all the skilled workers reached the mainland.

U-BOATS IN WHITE SEA ROUTE OF SHIPPING TO ARCHANGEL LONDON, November 19. The Berlin spokesman declared that U-boats are now operating in the White Sea “ on the route of American armed merchantmen ami British ships proceeding to Archangel.” NAZI TANK TRICK RUSSIANS HOT TAKEN IN LONDON, Nov. 19. The Moscow radio, in an account of recent events, stated; ‘‘ In the region of ‘ T.’ the Germans attempted to advance, using not only real tanks, but wooden mock tanks, trying to give the impression of a fierce tank attack. This trick failed, one real tank and three wooden tanks being destroyed. Jn the directions of Maloyaroslavets and Tula no important changes have taken place during the last 24 hours. Both sides are shelling the opposing positions, in the direction of Tula the enemy is continuing to bring up

reinforcements. Since November lo fierce fighting has taken place in the Kalinin sector, where the Germans flung in increasing numbers of tanks and motorised infantry. Soviet troops claim to have repulsed those attacks, and aiso to have frustrated German attempts to cross .the Volga. Two regiments of infantry supported by tanks and armoured cars attempted a crossing, and in two days 2,800 Gormans wore killed and wounded, and 70 enemy tanks and armoured cars destroyed. The Soviet Air Force co-operated effectively.” A supplementary communique describes how guerrillas behind the front are inflicting heavy losses, making the German High Command uneasy. Quoting the order of the German General Eberhardt urging the soldiery to bo watchful with Russian civilians and annihilate all hostile elements, the communique declares that no order of a German general can stop the gnoiTillas : activity.