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Outflanking Threat

... of their summer offensive less than two months ago and the heavy dotted line shows the position at the time of the battle of Stalingrad. Smolensk, and have reached a point 15- miles north-east of the important rail town of Roslavl. T/errific fighting ...

Published: Tuesday 21 September 1943
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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Mozdok Attacks Repulsed

... fought stubborn battles with the enemy. Lieutenant Provatorov’s Guardsmen disabled four German tanks and accounted for about two companies of German infantry.” Nazis Heavy Losses More than 25,000 Germans were killed in the battle of Stalingrad during last ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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Havoc in Stalingrad

... this picture of Stalingrad to-day: “The streets of Stalingrad are veiled by the smoke of innumerable fires. They are piled high with bricks, stones and debris and surounded by barbed wire entanglements. Night and day the air echoes with the ceaseless rumble ...

Published: Saturday 10 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 424 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE BIRMINGHAM MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1942 STALINGRAD ‘LULL’ BIG GUN DUEL IN PROGRESS ASSAULT EXPECTED TO BE ..

... THE BIRMINGHAM MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1942 STALINGRAD ‘LULL’ BIG GUN DUEL IN PROGRESS ASSAULT EXPECTED TO BE RENEWED GERMAN PLANS UPSET IN CAUCASUS There is a comparative lull in the battle of Stalingrad, though the big guns of the opposing forces are ...

Published: Monday 12 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 483 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

STALINGRAD

... STALINGRAD “FAVOURABLE TURN” REPORTED In a broadcast from Moscow this afternoon Robert Magidoff, the National Broadcasting Company commentator, described General Rodintsev as the hero of the battle for Stalingrad.” As the result of his counter-thrust ...

Published: Saturday 03 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 466 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALL THRUSTS HELD

... night west and south-west or Stalingrad and in the Mozdok area, and says there were no material changes on other fronts. Attacks Beaten Off The supplement states that west of Stalingrad Soviet troops fought defensive battle. In one sector an enemy attack ...

Published: Tuesday 15 September 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 468 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

New Don Crossing at Voronezh

... Claims The German High Command is again very reticent with regard to Stalingrad. Its communique to-day gives first place to the Caucasus operations and proceeds: In the battle for Stalingrad further fortified blocks of houses were taken in hard hand-to-hand ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
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DECISIVE STAGE AT HAND

... DECISIVE STAGE AT HAND The great battle for Stalingrad is approaching its climax. According to Vichy radio, Berlin military spokesmen are now saying that the fate of Stalingrad will be settled before the end of the week.” The Germans are taking the line ...

Published: Tuesday 25 August 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 516 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

IN CAUCASUS

... afternoon, were agreed that the Germans are at last showing signs of exhaustion at Stalingrad. Russian anti-tank guns halted another force of German tanks in Stalingrad yesterday, and forced it to turn back, according to Red Star.” “Two more attacks tvere ...

Published: Thursday 22 October 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 508 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALL ATTACKS HELD

... Advances and retreats in the battle of Stalingrad are reckoned in yards. One company of Russian troops made four runs from one line to tne next across open bullet-swept terrain, thus gaining 50 yards in 24 hours. Before Stalingrad this means a lot. Dawn to-day ...

Published: Tuesday 22 September 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 490 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MASS TANK THRUST

... MASS TANK THRUST TO CUT STALINGRAD IN TWO RUSSIANS HOLDING THE ATTACK RENEWED ACTIVITY NEAR LENINGRAD The battle of Stalingrad still at its peak. Moscow said to-day that fierce fighting continues in the city. Its fortunes ebb and flow as houses and whole ...

Published: Friday 25 September 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 545 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

DANGEROUS POSITION

... is no longer of much interest because the battle for possession of the town is of second-rate importance and it is only needed for safety reasons. NOISE OF BATTLE HEARD IN LONDON The noise of battle at Stalingrad was heard again in Loudon to-day when German ...

Published: Thursday 24 September 1942
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 591 | Page: 2 | Tags: none