The official communique said that during the night of July 9 heavy fighting occurred between Russian and German troops in the Polotsk, Lepel and Novograd Volynsk directions, "In the Ostrov direction our troops consolidated and occupied positions and conducted intense night patrol activities," the communique said, "By the close of the day July ghting had developed in the Sebezh direction, where enemy tanks and infantry endeavoured to break through to the east, Fighting continued in that area, "In the Polotsk direction stubborn and intense ing continued in the areas of Borkovichy and Ulla and the enemy suffered heavy losses," the communique continued, In the Novograd Volynsk direction h our. troops continued incessant and stubborn fighting against enemy tanks. and: motorized units, Our aviation, in the Lepel, Borisov and Bobruisk direction alone destroyed 62 enemy planes, while our losses were seven, said the communique, adding that "On July 8 a total of 102 enemy planes were d while we lost 10 planes."—United Press, tre of Rotterdam Today On May 10, 1940, the Germans invaded the Netherlands and a few days later devastated from the air the open city of Rotterdat wrecked more than q square photograph as it is today. is left standing are the walls the principal church of Rotterdam. and the old wind mill on included
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