-3-       #523, December 8, 6 p.m. (SECTION TWO) from Moscow transports which we had seen
 
heading eastward earlier in the morning over Golubinskia.
 
     The 51st division was designated a guard division as a reward for its conduct during the
 
offensive.  We were impressed by the spirit, the morale and physical strength of the troops then in
 
combat with the enemy and which in so many desperately fought engagements had suffered
 
surprisingly few casualties.
 
 
THOMPSON
 
EDA