Soviet planes destroyed three of nine pontoon bridges across a river in one sector and 10 heavy German tanks and several armoured cars and anti-tank guns were sent to the bottom. a communique here said yesterday-One German tank battalion, two infantry battalions and an artillery unit forced the river crossing, after which Russian planes smashed pontoon bridges while other Soviet forces annihilated tanks and artillery and a considerable number of the infantry, said the communique.
Thirty German tank crews sur rendered and 429 Germans were taken prisoner, The communique also said that a Soviet coastal battery sank German and Finnish transports, Eleven German cars were blown up on one mined road, the communique also said—United Press.
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