LAKE BALATON

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21580, 6 December 1944, Page 3

LAKE BALATON

RUSSIANS’ ARRIVAL BERLIN RAIAG REPORT VITAL IMPLICATIONS LONDON, Dec. 4. Russian tanks and troops, according to the Berlin radio, are standing on the shores of Lake Balaton. 'Lire British United Press’ correspondent in Moscow says the implications of this new drive are tremendous. ()eneral Toibukhin has now thrust a wedge between the German armies in Yugoslavia and Hungary, the German forces are separated by Bake Baialon, which is 40 miles long and 1U miles broad, and will now nave to stream back north and south. The correspondent adds that major twin battles will have to be fought around the German bastions protects .mg the passages north and south of the lake, which are Szekesfehervar and Ragykamzsa. When these twin battles are won the late of, BudaV pest will be irrevocably sealed and General Toibukmn’s tanks will be v. eii on the way to Vienna. it outer s correspondent in Moscow says one of Gentnai xoibukhin’s objects is to cut in to reach Vienmi ahead of the German central Huni ganan troops, wiiose inevitable re* neat must start soon. . ’ >

The Associated mess’ correspond dent in Moscow says toe west bank of the Danube below Budapest', is swarming with German and Hum ganun prisoners taken in the twiii unves against Budapest by Marshal Malinovsky irom tut east and General iuiuukiiiu from me south. He adds that it is expected in ruoscow that me next *io xiours wiit see a decisive blow against Budapest.

'Die British Unueu Press’ correspondent at Uaiatz says IUU miles of me Danube is Completely under the Russians' control, enabling supplies io ue brought up to tne last-moving truni by easy waterway. Several convoys have already itli Bulgarian and K.umaniau Harbours on the Danube, eanying tanks, munitions mm iouu to me lied Army. The Soviet eomnuuii H ue says: “The iiUuSiaiis m Hungary north-west, west aim south of ivaposvar occupied 100 pit.ces. The iveu Army in Hungary r- our December 1 to utneiiiber 3 took uoou Gormans anu Huii o a.iaus prisoner, me Red Army m between .no Danube and bava Rivers captured me. railway stat.on or kiiuovica.” The German News Agency stated mat the nusnaiis nau *cached the oooth-east ouna. of Bake Balaton.