Red Fleet newspaper "Red Baltic Fleet" 02/29/1944

Red Fleet newspaper "Red Baltic Fleet" 02/29/1944. 4 pages

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In the issue: "We will make German criminals hold responsible for all the atrocities!" Joseph Stalin. From the Soviet Information Bureau - operational report for February 27. During February 27, in the Pskov direction, our troops continued to develop the offensive and occupied more than 60 settlements with battles. To the west of the city of Kholm, our troops advanced forward and captured the regional center of the Kalinin region of Bezhanitsy, and also occupied more than 100 other settlements. North-west and west of Novosokolniki, our troops continued to conduct an offensive battle, during which they occupied more than 50 settlements. A few days ago, the Germans launched an offensive against our troops occupying a bridgehead on the West Bank of the Styr River, northwest and west of the city of Lutsk. The enemy at the beginning managed to wedge slightly into our defense, but with the subsequent counterattacks of our troops, the Germans were not only driven back to their original position, but also lost several new settlements. In these battles, the enemy suffered heavy losses in manpower and equipment. South of Apostolovo, our troops captured the regional center of the Nikolaev region of Novo-Vorontsovka and the settlements: the Golden Beam, Gavrilovka, Petrovka, Epiphany, Vladimirovka. In other sectors of the front, the search for scouts. During February 26, our troops on all fronts knocked out and destroyed 30 German tanks. In air battles and anti-aircraft artillery fire 27 enemy aircraft were shot down. The massive raid of our aircraft on the military-industrial facilities of the city of Helsinki. On the night of February 27, a large connection of our aviation made a massive raid on the military-industrial facilities of the city of Helsinki. For 10 hours, our aircraft bombarded the railway junction, military depots, military barracks and factories in the city of Helsinki. As a result of the bombing, dozens of fires arose, which, spreading, swept the entire city. Particularly large fires were noted on the territory of the railway junction, port warehouses, artillery warehouses, shipyard and gas storage. The whole city was shrouded in smoke, rising to a height of 3.000 m. The fires were accompanied by explosions of tremendous force. Our pilots, while moving away from the target, observed the flame of fires at a distance of 350-400 km. 3 of our planes did not return to their bases. From a report by the emergency state commission for identifying and investigating the atrocities of the Nazi invaders and their accomplices and causing damage to citizens, collective farms, public organizations, state enterprises and institutions of the USSR. About the destruction and atrocities committed by the Nazi invaders in the city of Kiev 4 pages

Ежедневная Краснофлотская газета Краснознаменного Балтийского Флота "Красный Балтийский Флот" 29. February 1944. 4 pages