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...Russian dead, 2,000 prisoners. "Frontline corrections," the Nazi communiqués called these engagements, suggesting preparations for something bigger. The Russians, confirming action in this area but suggesting nothing, said they killed 5,730 Germans. To the south, where the Russians had failed to take Kharkov, Marshal Semion Timoshenko's forces tightened their hold on positions very near the city. But holding on was all they attempted last week. In the Baltic, at Leningrad's rear, Russian dive-bombers spotted Nazi troop convoys on the move. The Russians said that they sank nine German transports...
Russia had tried, gallantly. Under its best general, dashing, cavalry-trained Semion Timoshenko, it had turned a tremendous striking force against Kharkov, throwing its encircling arms around both sides of the city while it battered frontally against the German fortifications. The Germans estimated the Russian strength at 20 infantry divisions, three cavalry divisions, 15 tank brigades. And the Germans were taken by surprise...
Last June most democrats agreed with Adolf Hitler-within three months the Nazi armies would be in Moscow, and the Russian incident would be one with Norway, France and Greece. Even U.S. Communists shivered in their Russian boots, put less faith in Marshal Timoshenko, Voroshilov and Budenny than in Generals Winter, Mud and Slush. When the Germans bogged down, backsliding fellow travelers slid back, a statue to Lenin was unveiled in London, and nearly everybody sighed: The impossible has happened...
...East have raged for 14 days, we have made one attack with heavy bombers on southwest Germany. This makes a total of 18 raids on Germany during 54 days. Is this the great bomber offensive? Is this the second front in the air? Is this the great relief for Timoshenko's men who are battling day and night? The storm has broken in the Ukraine; it is threatening the Chinese and the Australians, it has reached the Indian border. But all remains sunshine and quiet on the Western Front. Is it unreasonable that our fighting men should be impatient...
...German was established in depth. Routing of front-line troops was a long way from the victory that Timoshenko needed to take Kharkov and regain the key of the Ukraine's eastern communication system...