DANGER BECOMING CLEAR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 23 December 1942, Page 2

DANGER BECOMING CLEAR

REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED UP FIGHTING IN MIDDLE DON (Rec. 1.55 p.m.) London, Dec. 22. The danger to the Germans trapped between the Don and the Volga is becoming clearer. Strong natural barriers no longer defend the German north flank from the Voronej-Rostov railway towards the Don bend and down to Kotelnikovo. Russian thrusts are liable at any moment to break in and slash across the German columns advancing eastwards in the continued effort to relieve the troops before Stalingrad. The Germans are fully aware of the danger, in consequence of which they have been rushing up troops steadily in the past ten days and hammering between and the north Caucasus railway. Fresh Red Army men brought into this battle are meeting German tanks and motorised units rushed from Rostov. “Pravda” reports that a warm spell after sub-zero temperatures of the last few days made lighting easier. Russian guerrillas are causing havoc behind the German battlefront between the Don and Millerovo. They killed several thousand in the last few days. A message from Stockholm reports that Air General Kesselring has been transferred to the Don front. A special Soviet communique announces that the offensive in the middle Don is continuing. Russian troops, pursuing the disorganised and routed German forces. occupied many inhabited o p*A GS ' ’ nc * u<^n ® several large ones.