making. their best "progress at the 14 was claimed that the Nan wers moment in the drive on Kiev, Here foo, however. it) was admitted that "Substantial Soviet forces" had been left behind by. the Nazi spearhead and that these had to be mopped up, Informed German sources last night admitted that the Nazi advance of Leningrad "has "been. "somewhat" slowed down as a result of the Soviet High Command hurling huge numbers of-men into the battle where. the Germans were attempting to. brooke through between the Luga River and Lake Iimen, 'Simultaneously, according to DNB. the oficial German news agency, Nazi Panzer spearhead pounding' for~ ward in the Smolensk area continued to: make' progress. This" spearhead encountered the vanguard of a Soviet division newly brought up from the Moscow area.
Tanks Destroyed. tank regiment attached to the Soviet division was completely broken up dri (a tank battle, DNB, stated.
forty-four Soviet tanks were. des= troyed, according to German claims. and the Nazi suffered practically "Storm Boats" Used
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