MGHTING on both land and in the air increased considerably in intensity today all along the tremendously long front as the giant Nazi ind Soviet war machines came to closer grips, but the exact position of the opposing armies remained obscure because of widely conflicting claims.
While the latest Soviet communique—incidentally the longest and most detailed so far issued by Moscow—told of heavy fighting along the whole battle front and claimed successes for Soviet forces on land, sea and air, Berlin officially stated that operations of the German army were' proceeding very satisfactorily" according to plan, and that in the centre of the front Nazi legions had smashed through Soviet defences and advanced 75 miles:
The Germans admitted, however, that their troops were encountering desperate resistance.
Berlin. indicated today that Herr wills was at the Ruslan front, and Fahrer's headqn said that the German army, navy and air force had been very successful, and that more successes could be expected, An Indicasion of the severity of the battle for control of the alr was provided by Moscow's admission that Ju the first three days of the war the Soviet had lost 374 planes, mostly from alfacky on. aerodromes, while German losses were given as 161 shot down in combat and 220 deelroyed on Nazi acrodrome The Soviet communique today told of the war at sea for the first time, and announced that a German sub: marine had been sunk in the gulf of Finland, Strangely, the Germans made an simest Identical claim, star ing that a Russian submarine was sunk yesterday by a German U-boat, hut for wood menrure added that Wussian destroyer in the astern Rallle also went to the bottom ater alviking a. mine,
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