VIOLENT RESISTANCE

Southland Times, Issue 24575, 25 October 1941, Page 7

VIOLENT RESISTANCE

MARSHAL TIMOSHENKO GOES TO SOUTHERN FRONT (United Press Association—Telegraph Copyright) (Rec. 1.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 24. The Germans have renewed the offensive against Moscow with great ferocity. The attack which is meeting with stern opposition, has been launched in a wide semi-circle from Kalinin, Mojaisk and Malo Yaroslavets. Meanwhile the Germans have continued their assault on the Crimean Peninsula, but they have been forced to admit that fierce Russian resistance has stemmed the advance. The newspaper Pravda in an article today says: “The situation is serious. The enemy is launching one attack after another and is still advancing. We need a greater output. Our material losses have been very great. We must be prepared to see the streets of Moscow become the scene of violent fighting. This means that every window must become a firing point and everj 7 citizen must become a soldier. Moscow today is in danger.” The Germans claimed to have pierced the capital’s outer defences and to be within 38 nriles of the city. They have made several attempts to seize industrial areas of the Donetz Basin, and in one massed attack their forces made progress. M. Solomon Lozovsky, the Soviet spokesman, announced that Marshal Simeon Timoshenko, whose place in command of the Central Front has been taken by General Gregory Zhukov, has replaced Marshal Simeon Budenny in the command of the Southern Front. Marshal Budenny and Marshal Klementi Voroshilov, commander-in-chief on the Northern Front, have relinquished active commands to undertake the training of the new Soviet armies which are being raised.