Soviet Information Bureau Daily War Communique, 29 November 1942.
Single page 6 ½' X 10 ½", front only. Published by the newspaper Sovetskaya Sibir ("The Soviet Siberia"), subtitled In the Last Hour. The communique gives the day's update on the successes made by the forces of the Central Front in the vicinity of Velikie Luki and Rzhev, specifically disruption of three railroads. Impressive statistics about the number of liberated localities, captured and destroyed enemy troops and armament, and a list of Soviet military leaders who had distinguished themselves in those skirmishes, complete the communique.
In very good to excellent
Single page 6 ½' X 10 ½", front only. Published by the newspaper Sovetskaya Sibir ("The Soviet Siberia"), subtitled In the Last Hour. The communique gives the day's update on the successes made by the forces of the Central Front in the vicinity of Velikie Luki and Rzhev, specifically disruption of three railroads. Impressive statistics about the number of liberated localities, captured and destroyed enemy troops and armament, and a list of Soviet military leaders who had distinguished themselves in those skirmishes, complete the communique.
In very good to excellent condition: barely wrinkled, evenly age-toned, with part of the top edge missing, not reaching the header. The horizontal fold line has about ¼" separation at the right edge, hardly noticeable and easily repairable, if desired.
The events detailed in this communique came on the tails of Operation "Uranus" which lasted from 19 to 23 November and led to the encirclement of the German 6th Army, the 3rd and 4th Romanian Armies, and portions of the German 4th Panzer Army. The end spiel of the Battle of Stalingrad was about to commence. It is noteworthy that the Soviet Command had big hopes for the Central Front counteroffensive while not quite yet realizing the magnitude of the consequences of the encirclement at Stalingrad. But the Central Front counteroffensive ended in failure while the Battle of Stalingrad turned out to be one of the greatest victories of the entire war.
Please note that the pen in our photo is for size reference.
$95.00 Add to cart