GERMAN ATTACK

Grey River Argus, 4 June 1942, Page 5

GERMAN ATTACK

North-west of Moscow Kharkov Lull LONDON, June 2. The Germans launched an attack in considerable strength on a narrow front in the Rjev area of the Kalinin sector, north-west of Moscow. It was apparently an attempt to forestall a drive by General Zhukov. Russian forces have repulsed the German thrust, and drove the enemy back several miles. The Germans are now reforming. General. Zhukov has begun flank movements.

“Red Star” reports that Russian troops have entered a town on the Kalinin front. In another' sector, Russians repulsed six attacks, and killed 2,000 Germans in two days. Fierce battles for suburban fortifications are taking place at Kalin-

in. On the Kharkov front, both sides are recuperating from the mauling each received in the past three weeks. Marshal Timoshenko and Bock are looking for weak places to assault. If Bock does not find one in order to resume the battle, Timoshenko will have achieved a success of the highest importance. Paul Winterton, the 8.8. C. observer in Moscow, states that no one can prophesy what will happen next, but there can be no doubt that the lull •will be only short-lived. He issues what he calls a balance-sheet of the Ukraine, which states that the. Germans threw 30 per cent, of their total armed forces into the recent battle, but Marshal Timoshenko upset the enemy plans. He adds that the battle has now died down, wuh -honours in the 1942 campaign so far with the Russians.