GERMAN ADMISSIONS

Grey River Argus, 22 July 1941, Page 5

GERMAN ADMISSIONS

Red Army Fighting Well (Rec. 1.50). LONDON, July 21. The newspaper “Neue Ziuercher Zeitung's” Berlin correspondent ■ states that he has received the fol-1 lowing information from a German i high military source: “The Germans’ right flank (in the south) is expect-1 ed to operate more successfully Its slow progress has been due to stubborn resistance in Bessarabia The German forces have now reached some points near Kiev, but all efforts to break the Russian front and to disorganise the Red Armv in the Ukraine have not succeeded. .Kiev is still stronglv defended “The main German success has, been in the Smolensk zone, wnere the penetration toward Moscow has considerably deepened “The left wing of the GermanFinnish Army, despite great efforts. I is still behind expectations, due to i the natural difficulties of the ter-1 rain”. The correspondent. continues:— “According to an unimpeachable report from the front, delay in t.ie German offensive has chiefly been due to Russian tactics of defending their country, and of offensive warfare. The Red Army has quickly adapted itself to German mechanised warfare, and often has succeeded in cutting off motorised divisions from advance tanks. Moreover, a situation has often arisen when it has not been clear who had surrounded whom. It has often happened at nights that Russian tanks drove into German columns This general confusion explains the heavy losses. GERMAN DIFFICULTIES. LOSSES REPORTED TO BE APPALLING. (Rec. 8.10). LONDON, July 21. A “Times” correspondent on the German frontier, says: “Despite all of their advances, the Germans are not appreciably nearer to their goals, while they have had appalling losses in men, mechanised units and materials and thetr transport difficulties are increasing. These facts are raising serious misgivings in German;, about the worth of the ultimate outcome of the war. Hitler is known to have sent twenty-five or his thirty armoured divisions eastwards, and at least seven of these have already been put out of action. A CITY RECAPTURED. RUSSIAN PAPER’S REPORT. LONDON, July 20. According to the Moscow .Red Star,” Russian troops in a counteroffensive recaptured a city (the city is not named, but is described as “S.”) The newspaper adds that superior German forces fled in disorder before the attacks frontal and on both flanks. The Russians pursued and decimated the Germans with artillery lire and bayonet charges. The Germans abandoned a considerable quantity of cannons, tanks and armoured cars. German Generals DISAGREED ABOUT RUSSIAN CAM HA I GN. (Rec. 8.10). LONDON, July 21. The Moscow radio stated: It is learned, from well-informed circ.es in Berne, that a great difference of opinion has arisen between German generals about the conduct of militarv operations, especially against Russia. A number of generals onnosed to the ideas of Hitler’s staff are now fulfilling their duties solelv because of militarv discipline. Generals L szt, and Eichenau, and other ardent advocates of the "Blitzkrieg theory expressed sharp differences of opinion at a conference on the eye of tne attack against Russia, and pointed out the inevitability of a drawn-ut, exhausting cam"mgn_ -ossiblv “’-d--ing to a crash for Germany. It is cirrnifirnnt that “Blitzkrieg” experts took this view. Marshal Goerme and most -’eminent aviat on lender., also opposed Hitler’s adventure. FinaPv General Thomae. Chief of the German H-h Commands . and economic department, i the dissentients Hitler decided to move, desm+o the mnost'nn.He took reovisa’r emninst ren-e-nls He. r °movod M' , r''h r, l G”r n General Richenau and a number of other generals from their posts.