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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JAXNUARY ¢4, 1942. s A3 British Drive in West May Be Timed With Nazi Spring Offensive Reich’s Soviet Reverses Seen Setting Stage For Decisive Blow By CARL C. CRANMER, Associated Press Staff Writer. NEW YORK, Jan. 3—The next | three months on the bitter-cold Russian steppes and hot Libyan | sands may prove decisive in the out- | come of the war by giving Britain an opportunity to spring a sudden offensive in the West at the back of the German Army already reeling from defeat to defeat in the East. The manificent army which Adolf Hitler turned on the Russians June 22 in full confidence of another easy victory is in retreat along the 2.000 mile eastern battle front; in Africa, an elite mechanized force is fighting to escape a British trap. Wrapped in the tatters of shawls, eoats and quilts confiscated from Russians and even from the backs of its own non-combatant men and women, the Nazi Army is staggering under the combined impact of a winter for which it was not pre pared, the hard blows of an amaz- ingly resilient Red Army, and per- hape the disillusioning realization that it is not invincible after all. British Offensive Forecast. Not since the retreat of Na- poleon from Moscow in 1812, has there been so dramatic a reverse. way of Stockholm, that the Ger- Whether it becomes a disaster fatal to Hitler's dreams probably will be determined in the next three months, when the winter really be- comes severe on the Russian plains; when 40 below zero temperatures freeze men in their tracks. It was indicated today that both the Russians and the British are alive to this. Observers in London confidently forecast that the British would time a sudden, vigorous offensive in Western Europe as the Germans are attempting to renew their pro- jected offensive against the Rus- sians in the spring. British _strategy, which probably will be closely integrated with So- viet operations, will be greatly af- fected by the outcome of the win- ter operations not only in Russia but in Africa as well. Fortifications in Poland. | The Russian radio has declared that it is of greatest importance not to give the Germans a breathing —_—— FOUND. part-police. brindie. male as Day, near Mount Vernon: brass- ed collar: no taz. Phone North 3819 WIRE-HAIRED TERRIER bl and white. with tan esrs: male {10 South Fobart 411 Dakoia ave ne Losv. BULACK PURSE. containing license. Tosary. keys. lease. on Frie Heights car Reward.__Phone HO. 2452 BRACELFT. silver link. amythest settings lady's_piain gold cizarette ¢ New Years morning. 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Hitler is still in a position to resume NAS!;VILLE, TENN.—VENGEANCE DIVE BOMBER—This is one of the new Vultee Vengeance makers as superior to anything in its class. dive bombers, described by its ‘These planes are now rolling from the plant of the Vultee Aircraft, Inc. Plant officials say they can outmaneuver and outhit the German Stuka. Details of its construction were necessarily kept secret. —A. P. Wirephoto. space now, and predicted a aecisive | continent in the spring, said the | the United Kingdom was supplying vents and other non-military tar- defeat of the Nazis by the Red Army | point of invasion must have four | the main body of men for military | gets were levelled in the walled city this year. Izvestia, the government organ, which previously has talked only of driving the Germans out of Russi: suddenly raised its sights and de- clared: “We must force the Germans to retreat until Germany becomes the battlefield.” That the Germans actually realize there may be some such possibility is indicated by unverified reports by mans are building a line of fortifi- cations in Poland. These once were started along the border between German-occupied and Russian-occupied Poland dur- | ing the period of German-Russian “co-operation.” Presumably work was stopped on them when the Ger- mans drove deep into Russia. Salients Broken Off. Another line of fortifications was reported from Stockholm to be un- der way along the old Polish-Rus- sian frontier. The Germans, who have driven from 500 to 700 miles into Russian territory, have been driven back about 50 miles in the south since November 28 wnen the Russians started their counter-offensive with the recapture of Rostov. Since the start of the Russian counteroffensive around Moscow on December 6—the day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor— they have been driven back about 150 miles in the Kaluga, Orel and Tula sectors south of the capital, and about 60 miles in the Kalinin sector north of Moscow. They have surrendered close to 90 miles in the Tikhvin sector south of Leningrad In itself this mileage is not so impressive, because much of it rep- resented salients broken off by the Russians, or. as the Germans ex- plain, contracted in a straightening of the lines for winter warfare. Mozhaisk Threatened. driven back from the advantageous positions not only at Rostov, but at | Kerch in the Crimea, where they | also threatened the Caucasus. In the Far North, their encircle- ment of Leningrad appears to have been weakened. | The two wedges threatening Mos- | Y| cow have been driven back so far| : | that another dangerous salient has| been left in the center at Mozhaisk. | It may well be cut off. Insofar as geography is concerned, his offensive in the spring. On December 11, however, he ad- mitted 767405 casualties to his | forces in the six months of Russian | war, 162,314 of them killed. Hitler is generally believed to have understated his casualties, however, and field reports to Washington from Russia put German casualties at 4.200,000, including 1.380.000 killed. The latter figure is only about 400,000 short of the roll of German dead for the whole of the first World War, Casualties Admittedly High Russians, while placing German casualties at 6.000.000, admit more than 2.000,000 for themselves The British estimate that Hitler has lost about 35 per cent of his air force, while the Russians claim he has lost 15.000 tanks, 13,000 planes and 19,000 guns. U | Such figures, indicating the Ger- man Army has suffered in one cf the most disastrous campa tory, might explain Hitler's dismissal of his- supreme commander, Von Brauchitsch, the frenzied appeals to the German people to shed the clothing from their own backs for the soldiers, and Hitler’s failure to | predict victory for 1942 as he did | for 1941. If his power, the backbone of the | Axis, is broken by a continued Rus- sian onslaught, there can be little doubt but that the Axis will fall, regardless of what happens in the Philippines or elsewhere. It is to be remembered, hcwever, that Napoleon continued to fight for two years and a half between Mos- cow and Waterloo. Norway, Possible Front London observers in speaking of the possible British front on the 18 Value BIFOCAL years the the optical profession in For the § $9.75 name “SHAH” Washington. This signi fies that our aim to satisfy past 28 has been associated with is well founded. SHAH OPTICAL CO. Evesight Specialist 927 F S EXCLUSIVE OPTICS t. N.W. However, the Germans have been of his- | | characteristics. | ian population to engage in sabotage and guerrilla fighting. 2. It must be suitable for com- bined naval and air operations sup- porting the ground forces. | 3. It must be near England order to economize on shipping an naval power. | d 4. Tt must have limited transport | facilities for the Germans. British commandos recently landed at one point and stayed. for three | days, possesses all these character- | istics. Russian recapture of the Crimea would facilitate such a venture, for it would release British forces now | in Iran and India in event of a German thrust into the Caucasus. Wiping out of the armored forces of German General Erwin Rommel would ease the heavy demands of the Libyan offensive on British naval forces and shipping. Campbell Sees British Spearhead Against Axis By the Associated Press. Sir Gerald Campbell, chief of the British Press Service in the United States, said yesterday that the time was coming when forces of the United Kingdom would be the spearhead of an offensive against the Axis. That offensive will be inaugu- rated, he told a press conference, just as soon as British armies are properly equipped for sustained operations. He gave no indication where or when such an offensive might be started. The British press chief said that contrary to the opinion of some, Learn Quickly SPANISH PORTUGUESE—ENGLISH FRENCH—GERMAN—ITALIAN RUSSIAN New courses start now. Class or private lessons. Native teach- ers. Attractive rates. Easy terms. Enroll now. Catalogue. LACAZE ACADEMY The Distinguished School - Mich. 1937 | | Our recent public appeal headed, “Don’t Move the Government De- partments” resulted in many phone calls from Government executives, employees, business men, and the public at large. 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