The appointment of three new vich commanders, "the best men and the last men," was ironically compared to Generalissimo Maxime Weygand's last-minute effort to save France from collapse @ year ago.
Oficial military quarters claimed that the Germans blasted through the Stalin Line for @ depth of 50 kllometres before reaching open ter-Fitory. A decisive turn in the east. ern campaign was reached when the Germany pierced the Stalin Line, and the: fourth stage of the war-tthe stage of decision—had been reached In Which the Red Army was expect collapse.
'DNB, official German news Jagency, claimed that German tank formations advancing to a. point 25 kilometres beyond the Stalin Line Yad surprised a Soviet tank division and either destroyed or captured 165 enemy tanks.
The Luftwaffe on Saturday destroyed 147 Soviet warplanes. of which 88 were shot down in aerial combat and }50 were destroyed on the ground, according to DVB. German losses totalled. nine planes. The Luttwatle also destroyed 77 tanks, 400 motor lorries, several transport trains and 4 guns.
German military quarters said three points stiould be emphasized at pre-Sent so result of the breakthrough.
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