London, July 2.
E the Germans capture Minsk, they will drive as rapidly as possible to Moscow and at the same time, or perhaps only after reaching Moscow, they will swing north to Leningrad, developing a vast encircling move against the Russian troops still fighting on the Baltic front, ites Reuters' military commentator.
In the southern actor, he con-be followed by wide encircling movetinues, an advance from the northments to cut off and force the west on Kiev is aimed at, and here surrender of large numbers of the again they will develop an encircling enemy. movement towards Odessa, cutting There are certainly dangers facing off all Russian forces on the Bess-the Russians, but they can be coun-arabian-Ukraine. front, tracted by energetic, resolute and This manceuvre, if it succeeds. rapid employment of reserves in suf-will not only destroy a large part ficient force. But even should the of the Russian army but may overrun most of the Ukraine with little opposition, advancing, as the Germans will do in this case, from the north, which is an unexpected direction. This would be apt fo rally the Ukrainians to their side and at the same time cause as little destruction to the harvest as possible.
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