NAZIS FLUNG BACK

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24761, 8 December 1943, Page 3

NAZIS FLUNG BACK

WHITE RUSSIAN FRONT WEATHER DELAYS ACTION LONDON, Dec. 7 On the White Russian front, Soviet troops have made further progress against strong German resistance northwest of Gomel. German counter-at-tacks have been flung back, and several advance centres captured. They are also maintaining the initiative in the Propoisk area. •Results are expected soon from this front, but, until the marshes and rivers freeze, the Russians will be unable to exert their maximum striking power and utilise fully their special winter equipment. Renewed* heavy German attacks north of Jitomir, on the Kiev bulge, have also been thrown back. LENINGRAD SHELLED RENEWED ACTIVITY LONDON, Dec. 7 Moscow says that in the past two or three weeks Finnish and German artillery have increased their spasmodic shelling of Leningrad. GERMAN SABOTEURS DROPPED BY PARACHUTE LONDON, Dec. 0 Some weeks before the Big Three arrived in Teheran for the Allied conference, the Germans dropped in Persia a number of parachutists and saboteurs, six of whom were still at large at the date of the meeting, says the Cairo correspondent of the Associated Press. Because of this, elaborate safety measures were taken. Tanks and armoured cars patrolled the streets_ of Teheran, and thousands of heavilyarmed troops, in addition to scores of secret agents, were on duty. Heavy and complete air cover also was provided. NAZIS STILL GUESSING (ftecd. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON. Dec. h The Berlin radio says it is understood that one of the decisions of the Teheran conference was to impose reparations of £125.000.000,000 on Germany. "Since it is realised that this can never be paid," the radio says, "the Allies intend to compensate themselves by confiscating German industry and post-war production." Three major decisions were taken at Teheran, according to reports received in Madrid from Berlin, says the British United Press correspondent. They were —firstly, a formal ultimatum to Germany to capitulate; secondly, an Allied offensive almost immediately in the Balkans; thirdly, an invasion of Western Kurope in 1944, ".-hen f'.p iinnrovc-