The Archive · 1941

Soviets Hold Up Nazi Drive

'Moscow, Aug. 25. 'ARSHIPS of the Red Navy' 's Baltic Fleet sank two German transports, two. motor torpedo boats and beached two transports, the Information Bureau officially announced today in a communique, On land, the Russians claimed new successes in the central Smolensk zone, driving back all attacks on the northernmost area of the front and battling a new German drive toward the vital Dnepropetrovsk industrial centre the Dnieproges power dam, our German transports, escorted by' Erboats, allempled to. turn back When they noticed the Russian, war: hiss "but fis ala not save them. ig' communique said Sour guns opened fire, Dusing the most promising sign that so far the Germans "have failed to eross the Southern section of the Dnieper and that important strong points are beheld by the Russians inside the Dnieper bend, including all bridge-

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