DESPERATE STAND
GERMANS IN KANEV POCKET LONDON, Feb. 9. Referring to other fronts, the correspondent says the 10 German divisions trapped in the Kanev pocket are desperately holding out against the evertightening Russian ring, in the hope of succour from their comrades fighting west of Zvenigorodka. The Russians have intercepted almost hysterical messages between General von Mannstein and the entrapped forces. The Germans west of Zvenigorodka are throwing in more and more tanks in almost continuous onslaughts, by which it is hoped to relieve the encircled troops. The Russians so, far have held off the attacks, which frontline despatches say have reached a new pitch of intensity. s A third trap is about to close, this time around the beaten German divisions at Luga. The Russians in this area, after advancing to the north bank of the Oredezh River along a broad front, have now crossed the river at a point 140 miles north-east of Luga, and have captured Oredezh, the district centre. The Oredezh River is a tributary of the Luga River, and joins it 10 miles north-east of Luga.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25457, 11 February 1944, Page 3
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181DESPERATE STAND Otago Daily Times, Issue 25457, 11 February 1944, Page 3
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