Ankara, July 21.
The report that German forces are at the gates of Leningrad was confirmed today by the war correspondent of the official Anatolia news agency, who is now at the German-Soviet front.
Furious fighting has been going on around the city's immediate limits The correspondent added that all Soviet troops in Estonia have now been encircled and that the Baltic states have suffered much in the way systematic destruction Tallinn, capital of Estoni has bee: ablaze for the past forty eight hours In the Narva sector of Estonia the Germans fought for three days before they were able to break through the Stalin Line.
The correspondent, describing the areas occupied by the Germans. said that they, are littered with corpses of Soviet soldiers, Russian tanks and planes, Long lines of Soviet prisoners, including many officers, can be seen.
The whole battle-front. he added. is infected with the stench of rotting corpses—Havas Telemondial.
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