German bombers on July 3 attack ed the Murmansk railway, destroy. Ing an important station and machine-gunning "an express train, according to DIN-B,, the oficial news agency.
"The German Air Force on, July concentrated "its main attacks inst aerodromes, fighting troops.
fon the rear of the Soviet supply sys-Soviet artillery and tanks and also tem," DNB. stated. The agency claimed that German planes inflicted "fearful damage"
Tu the Baltic area, German bombers were said to have wrecked six troop trains and 70 motor trucks. On the central front, 34 tanks and 50 trucks were destroyed, several trains derailed, numerous' railway ines cut "and, stolons wrecked.
izes were blown up and troop concentrations dispersed.
Near Murmantk, one train was wrecked, Soviet military positions in that area, as well as along the entire front, were smashed by German dive-bombers, German planes. according to the reports, destroyed 28 Soviet planes within 24 hours.
Seventy-six of the planes were shot down in dogfights, while 22 were destroyed on. the ground. German Stukas destroyed the Soviet aerodrome near Smolensk on Thursyy, it was claimed. Approximately 60 Soviet planes on the ground were damaged or destroyed—United Press, German-Turkish Pact Berlin, July 5, The exchange of ratification articles of the German-Turkish friendship Rect occurred at the Foreign Ofice fat noon today.—United Press, Soviets Take Up New Positions Red Army units "successfully" resisted German attacks against defence Unes established in the Dvinsk sector, guarding the northern route along the Berenzina (Beresino) river Jeading to Leningrad, according to oficial communiques issued yestor~ day.
The Russians throw back German advance units and then took up "new fighting positions" to oppose the main force of the Nazi columns. wae stated.
Heavy fighting was raging around tarnopol, in. the south, forming the western frontier of the rich Ukraine aren, Tarnopol is in southern Po-and, guarding the route leading the. Ukeaine.
Throughout the night of July 3 and 4, fighting took place in the Bobruisk end Rovno sectors of the front, while other sectors the fighting was con= fined to night patrol activities and Jocal eneounters—United Press.
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