[Homer_J_Simpson]

Soviet Gaps Filled – 2-3
Berlin Sees Gain in Moscow Drive – 3
Britons Training to Invade Europe – 3-4
German Artillery Covers the Advancing Infantry (photo) – 4
The International Situation – 5
Nazi Peace Offer to Soviet Scouted – 5
Joint Economic Units of U.S., Canada Meet – 5
German Threats to Turks Detailed – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 7-8
Air Torpedoes Bag 6,000-Ton Axis Ship – 8
United States-British Military Conference (photo) – 8

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/oct41/f11oct41.htm

Soviets evacuate women and children
Saturday, October 11, 1941 www.onwar.com

In the Soviet Union... The mass evacuation of women and children from Moscow begins. Thousands of workers and students are employed in digging anti-tank ditches on the outskirts of the city.

[BroJoeK]

Headline: "Nazi Peace Offer to Soviet Scouted – 5"

I'm near certain this story is bogus in a way that Soviets (and Democrats, but I repeat myself ;-) ) often lied about events -- they take their own actions and accuse their enemies of committing them.

Throughout the war there were several peace feelers advanced by both sides, but the first ones came from Stalin and were brushed aside by Hitler.
Toward war's end the sequence was reversed, with the same results.

But the important point of the story is to dig at President Roosevelt -- it's Stalin's way of letting FDR know that if FDR didn't want to play ball on Stalin's terms, then Stalin had other options.

And that's why, by war's end, FDR was so committed to Soviet victory he was willing to overlook whatever Stalin might want to do in Eastern Europe.

In my opinion, this fact is key to understanding what happened in WWII.