The Archive · 1941

Attack on Murmansk Falls

The, Moscow Radio said that the, Snurmantk'setor "two German themselves. on the eastern bank of lank units managed to" establish

Ihe Liza river. "Prom fortiged. post tions the German then ried. to. at-{ack Murmansk, said the despateh, Req. Army forees began "an aril-ery re which forced the Germans leave "he. fortineations andthe Nazis "ost,000 men. lilted and several thousand wounded, said the radio, The radio also claimed that the eastern bank of the Liza was completely cleared of Germans.

'A. despatch in the "Red Star" from the southern front said hat ied split off Soviet troops, The assault" was" launched from behind solld fortiNeations im-Provised from wrecked stone houses, Sald. the despatch.

'The sector of the front was not named 'In the despatch. "The south~ ern' front Includes' the Ukraine and Crimea-—Unlted Press.

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