The red army, speeding up its marathon offensive and attacking violently
in many sectors, was throwing the Germans back scores of miles today in
the face of very heavy counterattacks.
There were signs from several areas—particularly southeast of Kremenchug in the Dnieper Elbow, both north and south of Melitopol where the Russians are fashioning the southern arm of a clamp, and southeast of Kiev at the Pereyaslav bridgehead — that the German command was unable to halt breakthroughs.
Moscow is now able to hold a Saturday night celebration of another Russian victory—the fall of
Melitopol, ravaged by many days of as fierce street fighting as has occurred anywhere.
There were signs from several areas—particularly southeast of Kremenchug in the Dnieper Elbow, both north and south of Melitopol where the Russians are fashioning the southern arm of a clamp, and southeast of Kiev at the Pereyaslav bridgehead — that the German command was unable to halt breakthroughs.
Moscow is now able to hold a Saturday night celebration of another Russian victory—the fall of
Melitopol, ravaged by many days of as fierce street fighting as has occurred anywhere.
American artillery crushed a Nazi counterattack at Alife on the Fifth
army's right wing in Italy yesterday, knocking out "a number of tanks,"
and in the central sector Fifth army troops have seized commanding heights it was announced today.
A Swedish airliner flying from London to Stockholm was shot down in
flames late last night on Sweden's rocky west coast, presumably by a
German fighter plane, killing 13 persons, one California clergyman.
The plane crashed near Haalo. The American was Dr. T. C. Hume of Claremont, Calif.
The plane crashed near Haalo. The American was Dr. T. C. Hume of Claremont, Calif.
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Saturday, October 23,1943.
RUSSIANS TAKE MELITOPOL CRIMEAN GATE
1.500.000 Nazis
In Dnieper Elbow
May Be Trapped
London —(AP)— Melitopol, gateway to the Crimea, has
been captured by Russian forces after nearly two weeks of
some of the fiercest battles of the Russian war, Premier
Marshal Joseph Stalin announced tonight in a special order
of the day.
Moscow —(AP)—
The red army, speeding up its marathon offensive and attacking violently in many sectors, was throwing the Germans back scores of miles today in the face of very heavy counterattacks.
There were signs from several areas—particularly southeast of Kremenchug in theDnieper Elbow, both north and south of Melitopol where the Russians are fashioning the southern arm of a clamp, and southeast of Kiev at the Pereyaslav bridgehead — that the German command was unable to halt breakthroughs.
Moscow is now able to hold a Saturday night celebration of another Russian victory—the fall of
Melitopol, ravaged by many days of as fierce street fighting as has occurred anywhere.
Trap Large Nazi Army
(London dispatches said possibly 1,500,000 Germans were threatened with entrapment in the Dnieper bend, in the Crimea and around Kiev and Gome
Heretofore by the use of fresh troops, masses of artillery and heavy units of tanks and bombers the Nazis generally have succeeded a slowing down the Soviets after a major breakthrough, but today he German line, although similarly reinforced, appeared to be crumbling.
Fifth, Eighth Armies
Battering Germans Now
In Mountain Positions
Allied Headquarters, Algiers —( AP )—
American artillery crushed a Nazi counterattack at Alife on the Fifth army's right wing in Italy yesterday, knocking out "a number of tanks," and in the central sector Fifth army troops have seized commanding heightse it was announced today.
This was the first appearance of German tanks in any number in some time, but Field Marshal Gen. Albert Kesselring's counterattack failed as did a similar effort on the Eighth Army front near Montecilfone.
Germans Now Entrenched
The Germans, now firmly entrenched in their new mountain positions, launched a series of counterblows
designed to throw the Fifth and Eighth Armies off balance. Allied troops not only beat off every attack, but Eighth Army forces advanced two miles to take Lupara, which controls high ground in central Italy.
The allied communique said Fifth Army troops had captured commanding heights in the central sector
of their front and "are exploiting this gain," but did not identify the area.
In sea actions, small units of the American and British navies, including U.S. patrol torpedo boats, sank, captured or damaged five Nazi- controlled vessels. The torpedo boats darted far up the northwest coast of Italy near Leghorn from new bases in the Mediterranean to make their raid and escaped without damage or casualties.
'Bombers Over Balkans
In the air, allied bomber fleets continued their Balkan campaign, bombing the Nazi airdrome at Elevsis near Athens.
Hitler's southern ramparts to the Balkans were kept under two-way attack, with RAF bombers from the
Middle East hammering airfields at Maritza on Rhodes Thursday night.
Other bombers hit at enemy shipping and harbor facilities- at -the lands of Naxos and Syros. None of the British planes were lost.
In Italy, medium bombers attacked railways near Grosseto, 90 miles above Rome near the Mediterranean coast, and Orvieto, 60 miles north of the capital, yesterday. German gun positions, troops and transports
also were attacked.
GERMAN FIGHTER
SHOOTS SWEDISH
AIRLINER DOWN
Stockholm—(AP)—
A Swedish airliner flying from London to Stockholm was shot down in flames late last night on Sweden's rocky west coast, presumably by a German fighter plane, killing 13 persons, one California clergyman.
The plane crashed near Haalo. The American was Dr. T. C. Hume of Claremont, Calif.
Dramatic Radio Message
The craft's radbo operator had time only to send a brief, dramatic message -saying "we have been shot down" before the plane was smashed to bits on the rocks.
One crew member and one passenger, a Swedish sailor named
Olson, were thrown clear and were rescued by fishermen.
In London today, Swedish Airlines announced "temporary suspension" of operations between Britain and Sweden as a sequel tothe loss of the transport—a twin engined Douglas DC-3.
KASSEL TARGET
OF RAF ATTACK
London—(AP)—
A great force of RAF heavy bombers fought their way through many Nazi fighters last night to deliver a concentrated attack on the German war and industrial center of Kassel in the ninth—and costliest—major British raid of the month.
Forty-four heavy bombers failed to return from the mission, but the four-engmed planes fought hack stubbornly, sending "several'' fighters hurtliiig from the dark skies.
Frankfurt Also Raided
A smaller force of heavy planes struck at the same time at Frankfurt, making it the second raid in 18 days on that industrial center, and Mosquitos rounded out thr night's bombing attacks with assault on the Cologne area.
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