2/11/1943. Frank Philips.
The Germans officially report a landing
by the Russians on the Eastern tip of
the Crimean coast which landing
took place from the Kuban peninsula.
The Germans say the Russians were
pinned down. The Germans now
lost the last communication between
the Crimea and the mainland.
The Germans are retreating towards
the crossings of the Lower Dnjepr and
doing so in chaos. German losses
are enormous. 6000 prisoners
were taken. One force surrounded
lost 2000 men. Inside the Dnjepr
bend strong German reinforcements
are being rushed up. The Russians
say the Germans are being driven
further to the So. West of Dnipropetrovsk.
Only 18 hours after we published the
communique about the Moscow
conference the Germans mentioned
it for the first time to their
people. American newspaper
comment is enthusiastic
about the results of the Moscow
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