ATTACK ON NARVA
GERMAN FORCES REPULSED RUSSIANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES OH ENFMY Recd. 7.30 p.m. London, April 21. A Russian supp.ementary communique states: “After a 90-minut? i artillery preparation, larse forces of German infantry, supported bv tanks and self-propelled guns, attacked our troops occupying a bridgehead on the west bank of the River Narva. ‘‘The Germans apparently expected to smash our defences at one blow, but th p Russian troops met the attacking columns with well-aimed rifle, i
Biachine-xun, artillery an.i r.uriar lire fend compelled them io retreat Th* ®fmy suffered heavy losses in men and equipment. Our troops are firmly holding the positions. Eighteen enemy planes were shot down during the day.” _______________
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 95, 22 April 1944, Page 5
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