HITLER'S ABJECT FAILURE.

Evening Star, Issue 24409, 22 January 1943, Page 6

HITLER'S ABJECT FAILURE.

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,'L'ONDOX, January 21.—Over half 'a million Axis troops were killed and 200.000 taken prisoner in the first - two niontlis of the Russian offensive, said the head of the Soviet Information Bureau. M. 'Schor'bakev, speaking on the Lenin Day celebration. The approaches to Stalingrad had become a.gigantic graveyard, and the annihilation of the surrounded forces was nearing the end. The Germans liad been thrown back 15)0 miles from the city. The Russians routed 36 enemy divisions at the approaches to the city, and 22 more wcw encircled. Xone of Hitler's strategic tasks for > the summer of l',M2 was achieved, and thousands of localities had been recaptured in the Voronezh offensive. In the Caucasus the Germans were driven back 190 miles. The

{Russians admittedly suffered losses, (but had succeeded in overcoming the most difficult • prdblcm—tlio transference of vital industries from the threatened areas. Many tran.'.iferred enterprises were producing more than on their previous location.

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LOXTJOIV, January 21. The ■Office of 'War Information reports that the Italian' Press has changed its attitude- toward the British Eighth Army sweep across Libya. The ' Giorn'ale IV.ltalia. ' said the territory was no longer important. The big thing was to holcl such African positions as were useful for further developments' in the naval war. The yaper said Tunis was the key" to the Axis position.