Battle Front Dispatches Signal Soviet Resolve In Russia
The piece reports heavy German drive setbacks as Soviet forces repel assaults and defend key positions around Moscow and Kalinin. It notes Moscow’s fortification ring built with thousands of civilians, reports on German reinforcements, and Allied perspectives on the eastern front with emphasis on Russia’s stubborn resistance and strategic importance of oil regions and supply lines.
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Tass
Kalinin
Red Army
Moscow
Red
Artemiev
Juibyshev
Volga River
London
Leningrad
Fedor von Bock
Hull urges firm action to defend seas and hemisphere
In a tense hearing, Secretary Hull warns that stopgap war news cannot replace national defense. He recalls a 1940 warning about sea and air control, and notes Hitler’s advances in Europe and attacks on American vessels. He stresses the duty to defend with prompt, determined action as law and urges mustering ships and men for defense.
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Panama
Hull
Hitler
United States
New Allied Front in Caucasus Could Shift War Focus
The article argues a revived Allied push through Iran to join British forces in the Caucasus might block the Nazi advance on Moscow and open a second front. It notes Rostov and Stalino as pivotal, with oil, rail links, and Middle East bases shaping German strategy and Allied responses. It also warns Japan under Tojo could pursue Russia, affecting overall wartime dynamics.
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Russia
Moscow
Leningrad
America
Jacob L. Devers
Flanders
Yugoslavia
Greece
Roswell
New Mexico Newspaper Association
Asia
Afghanistan
Hitler
Rostov
Caucasus
Middle East
Stalino
Don River
Europe
Iran
Persia
Black Sea
Caspian
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Sion
Tokyo
Tojo
Germans Press Advance Near Taganrog in Black Sea Region
Reports say German forces resumed an advance west of Rostov toward Taganrog with large units engaged. The Russians reportedly pressed back in many sectors, claiming heavy resistance and some suburbs changing hands multiple times daily.
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Taganrog
Rostov
Black Sea
London
Moscow
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Missouri
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