BREAK-THROUGH

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1944, Page 5

BREAK-THROUGH

BY RED ARMY Advance in Estonia (Rec. 1.15). LONDON, Sept. 21. Reuter’s Moscow correspondent says: A Russian advance is moving north-west through Estonia with Tallinn as the goal. The Red Army’s I break-through is being widened more ■and more * according to a front-line (report. Russians in the region of a I new breach north of Tartu are relentlessly pursuing enemy forces and ■ inflicting heavy losses. An Estonian i unit is in the forefront of the advance against Tallinn. It covered 28 miles in the first two dayic, spurred on by an acrid smell rising from burningvillages and homesteads which the Germans set afire. Country beyond the Russian break-through was stripped of its inhabitants by a German evacuation order. “Izvestia” has a dispatch describing a Russian breakthrough in Estonia. It says: “Our trcops north of Tartu awaited dawn, and then suddenly the earth heaved I and trembled as artillery and bombi ers opened a new offensive. Shroudled in smoke, German defences glowied red from numerous fires and exploding dumps. Then Russian infantry attacked, piercing deeper and deeper 1 through German fortifications. Simultaneously) west of Narva Russian forces broke through German positions in the Blue Hills area, and swept down the Tallinn highway. The Soviet Command succeeded in outmanoeuvring the enemy by slicing through his positions, and cutting off from each other tattered German groups, which were only recently reinforced. The whole German defence system now shows signs of a complete rout. Our vanguards are well ahead, and our troops are bearing down north-westwards in one all-engulfing flood. Ahead of them lies Tallinn.''

WARSAW WELCOME AID LONDON, Sept. 20 General Bor reports from Warsaw that Tuesday was the second consecutive day free of German air raids the result of cover given by Russian fighters and A.A. guns. The Germans are reducing garrisons at .most oi their strongpoints, but in some suburbs fresh German motorised units were observed. Monday’s expedition by the American Fortresses caused enthusiasm among the population of Warsaw.

A message addressed to Mr. Churchill, Mr. Roosevelt and M. Stalin, py a Council of National Unity in Warsaw, has been received by the Polish Prime Minister (Mr. Mikolajczvki. The message says:—On th e the fortyfifth day of the struggle of the people of Warsaw for the freedom of their capital and Poland, the patriots are witnessing the first signs of Allied assistance in the form of ail’ cover and the dropping of arms and food. This help has brought great relief to Warsaw. The message reaffirms tne unbreakable will of the people of Warsaw and of Poland to fight the Germans for the freedom and independence of their coutry, and it appeals for continued support by the Allies in the provision of arms, munitions, and air cover.