BRNO ALSO CAPTURED

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 27 April 1945, Page 2

BRNO ALSO CAPTURED

<Rec. 11.40 a.m.) London. April 26. With the battle of Berlin drawing to a close Marshal Stalin has announcer* two other Soviet successes—the capture of Brno and Stettin. An order of the day on the capture of Brno addressed to Marshal Malinovsky says troops of the Second Ukrainian Front continuing their offensive by a skilfully executed outflanking manoeuvre combined with a frontal assault to-day captured the capital of Moravia.” Brno is a large industrial centre and important rail junction and a powerful strongpoint in the German defences. Reuter’s Moscow correspondent says by the capture of Brno, Prague is now directly threatened from the south-east besides' the north. The Red Army to the south of Bautzen is preparing for a southward drive along several good roads to Prague,

teams. The majority of the usual Nelson players are still overseas, but the association hopes that several of these players will soon be returning to add to the strength of the local teams. AH old players are expected to be at Victory Square on Saturday and an invitation is extended to junior players who will receive coaching in the finer points of the game.