IT IS REPORTED THAT the Russians have surrounded Orel, which is almost due south of Moscow. After the German commander had refused a demand to surrender the Russians began an intense bombardment of the town. The situation of the 16th German Army trapped at Staraya Russa, north-west of Moscow, appears to be growing daily more precarious.
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Southland Times, Issue 24686, 6 March 1942, Page 5
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56IT IS REPORTED THAT the Russians have surrounded Orel, which is almost due south of Moscow. After the German commander had refused a demand to surrender the Russians began an intense bombardment of the town. The situation of the 16th German Army trapped at Staraya Russa, north-west of Moscow, appears to be growing daily more precarious. Southland Times, Issue 24686, 6 March 1942, Page 5
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