The Archive · 1941

Russians Claim Successes

Round Leningrad

London, Sept.

FRORTHER successes in dating raids By guerilla bands and in air attacks on German mechanized columns are claimed today's Russian communique which states that fighting continues along the entire front.

The 12th week of the war in Russia finds fighting raging with increasing intensity in the Leningrad sector.

Moscow report claims that last night Russian forces drove the Germans from a village south of Leningrad and across a river.

The Germans claim to have captured a railway station north of Leningrad on the old Finnish frontier. pen. He seid too that German for~ the const of the Gulf of Piniand were' being bombarded continually by Te eight weeks, today since the Nazis announced that a complete German victory was assured.

The German military spokes:

nek confirmed Berlin new: claims that Leningrad's outer have been pierced least: but thay the city' is: under fire. can give the space to more import Sng cargo, In the town itself trams, Dukes and trucks are operating and daily newspapers" are" publishing "In attacks on enemy aerodromes our pilots have destroyed 75 enemy Airerafe' while over 500'Nazi, planes have found their graves at the Luftwaffe Attempts To Smash Leningrad Red Air Force Inflets Damage Moscow, Sept. 7.

announcement. states nat the "Red A supplement to, the, dally, Soyiat Approximately 40 German planes were shot down yester~

Garuaitieg on the enemy in the south FoFce continued o invit heavy fay when the Luftwaife tempted to carry out a series Wester "sedorcot the font, "One of attacks on the besieged city Sdhicley afteen kilometres. Jong and fundron sighted 9 column of motor according to despatches pub-destroyed the firs tanka and 00 Tomes, ished last night by Tass, Ulu more than '00, ofoers and official news agency.

A quai Gelochiment made raid While the city and suburbs

jerihans. were atiempking Yo, set tae Sebale depot, wich, the were covered by dense fox. some German planes dropped. hear Smolensk and. destroyed. "Afteen bombs which landed wide of their marks, it was said—Motor vehicles, "On the same day

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