| Show Rod Red R r dJ 4 Army Perils Perils' New Section Of East Prussia LONDON Oct 20 2 UP UP- UP The capture of Belgrade was announced Friday night by Premier Premier Pre Pro mier Jo Joseph Stalin LONDON Oct 20 UP UP IP Berlin announced Friday that that the Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- had moved up to another section of or the East Prussian frontier frontier fron Iron tier 20 miles mUes south of fallen Eydt- Eydt kau y st st st. t tank forces in inthe inthe inthe the Heide a favorite deer forest lorest of the late Kaiser Wilhelm Wilhelm Wil- Wil helm II U. Enemy broadcasts also said ald the e Germans had evacuated Hungary's sprawling third city of population miles mUes east of Budapest The Thc Russians at midnight announced announced announced an an- prisoners were taken south of the old walled town which has become the junction of several railroads A A. great tank battle had been raging there for two weeks weeks- and the Germans s said id Russian t tanks ks w were re destroyed in the thc fray Moscow said the Germans lost 1528 tanks fanks Possibly a decisive b battle batth was as shaping up along the north east and south frontiers of East Enst Prussia sia B Berlin frankly r asserted that the twin battle for East Prussia is nearing hearing a climax Moscow said n n nothing of the four- four day offensive but allowed AP correspondents correspondents' cor respondents respondents' t to radio radi that the the Russians entered reich feicH territory Three enormous enormous' Russian army groups are drawn up along the borders of the province where the junkers generals maintain vast estates Berlin insisted that another another another an an- other group was striking toward Danzig on the Baltic from the thc river above Warsaw In a supreme bid to cut off I the entire province pf of of- square miles The R Hei Heide le is Ss a prese preserve preserve pre pre- se serve ve of or 81 sq square are miles niiles near the thc river northeast of ot the Prussian town of The Germans acknowledged Thursday 1 Continued on Page Two Three I Reds Mass Huge Tank Units on E. E Prussia Front Continued from race Page One that hat the the red red army had advanced several miles Into East Prussia Prussian 1 in n the direction of its great capi capital caps caps- tal tat city of Konigsberg Dispatches telephoned from i Moscow reported Chaotic conditions conditions conditions condi condi- in Belgrade and Budapest where German positions were declared declared declared de de- I deteriorating by the hour ta otoE-ta The Moscow newspaper said heavy smoke clouds enveloped enveloped enveloped the center of Belgrade the hoary Yugoslav capital of 2668 19 where street fighting has been in progress most of the week Smoke also shrouded the northwest northwest north north- west vest suburbs shells constantly were exploding in the streets German German German Ger Ger- man S S troops s fought from in dug-in tanks lanks in one section said Russian and Yugoslav forces were said to have captured the Sava Bava river railroad bridge and driven the Germans from the port works on the Danube but the nazis s still held the Alexander Alexand r highway bridge said a large German German German Ger Ger- man tank force was surrounded and wiped out three miles s south southeast uth east of oJ the capital Budapest S Status Status' Graye Graye- e r k Red Star Russian army army newspaper newspaper news news- paper s said id conditions were v f grave in Budapest Many officials of ot various ministries have deserted their jobs and gone into hiding The newspaper said scores of Hungarian Hungarian Hungarian Hun Hun- garian rail workers had struck and were sabotaging German def defense efforts Russian troops were re reported reported reported re- re ported within 50 miles mUes of the ancient ancient an an- dent capital Berlin said the new Russian offensIve offensive offensive of of- along 60 miles of the river between Warsaw and East Prussia had resulted in enormous enormous enormous enor enor- red army losses Russian through break-through attempts between and on the Ute eastern frontier of East Prussia were frustrated and the tank army in the raisers kaisers deer forest was unable to achieve a penetration Berlin said Moscow reported further large- large scale successes in Cz Czechoslovakia Transylvania Hungary and YugoslavIa Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugo Yugo- slavia but did not immediately confirm the capture of The fleeing Germans running for the Bohemian plateau were reported abandoning arms and munitions Autumn floods however however how how- ever were impeding the Russians advancing over ver the Ukraine or sector of ot Czechoslovakia to some extent |
