Berlin, Aug. 7.
Despite the desperate courage of the Ruselans and. their extreme sacti-Bees for almost four weeks, the German Army has triumphed in the b He of Smolensk and obtained a decision, which must be of paramount
German military operations. the importance Yor the "continuation Ssmmand announced. today in a special communique describing she Battle, Smolensk, the communique reveal-was captured at the point of the Bayonet, on July 16 despite the ex: treme tenacity of the Russian de-
Operations Proceeding that" operations on the eastern front "ili, summarizing, one. may state re-proceeding vitargusly' and have fniered a mew and decisive" stage," {ie spokesman said.
'Reports fom DAB. official, Ger-ran news agency, however, indicated that gating was brocecaltg in Russia ith customary severity." German storm artillery" was said to-be-ae° tive: against issians' pocketed. south "The artillery also was reported to have knocked out a number of Soviet bunkers.
DNB, said that in the Ukraine German'Rumanian forces were achieving "new successes."
"The High Command, in. a series of special communiques,' claimed Ger man victories along the entire front
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