KURSK SALIENT

Evening Star, Issue 24916, 14 July 1943, Page 3

KURSK SALIENT

GERMAN PRESSURE EASES BUT ENEMY STILL PROBES FOR WEAK SPOT. (Rec. 10.40 a.m.) RUGBY, July 13. German pressure in the Kursk salient continues, mainly at the south end, but the general situation is regarded in London as rather easier. After sustaining more than a week's heavy assaults with masses of tanks, the Russian salient still holds firm in the main outlines. The German tank losses are already extremely severe. The Russians have identified at least 15 armoured divisions which were thrown into the usuccessful attempts to abolish the salient. Presumably these divisions have been considerably mauled, and the German armour is still being used up at a great rate. To-day's Moscow messages say th'st. although the terrific losses compelled the enemy to relax his pressure the attacks continue without respite as the enemy probes for a weak spot. There has been especially heavy fighting in the Byelgorod sector, where the situation is described as remaining tense. But the Russians continue counter-at-tacking strongly, regaining temporarily lost nositions. It is estimated that a third of all the Germans' tanks employed are Tigers, which are used as the spearhead and a protection for the lessstrongly armoured tanks behind. The Russians have learned to wait until the Tigers are within 200vds and then take advantago of the relatively large target.