The Archive · 1941

Eighth Week of War

"Axis countries have heralded the eighth week of the war with Russia in various ways. The Paris radio gays that the Russians ye so far los; several million men: this story which would make continued Russian resistance inexplicable. In Berlin, the radio commentator of the German communiques declared last night that the powerful Soviet army is breaking up, and England has thus lost her last ally on the continent. The Italians are less confident, and admit the possibility of indefinite resistance by the Russians because of the vastness of their territory and the increased resistance from their allies.

War-weariness in the Rumanian i ti in reports Ankara. These say that nearly a third of the front line troops Nazis Bomb Moscow—

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