The Archive · 1939

Russian Forces Repulsed

Invaders of Finland Making Precipitate Retreat In Far North; Extreme Cold Holds Up Attacks — With Finnish General Headquarters in the Field, Dee

{XCEPT in the far northern regions, the Russian troops have been repulsed on every front and have not gained a kilometre anywhere, it was officially revealed today. At several points, notably north of Lalo Ladoga and in the Salla region, the Soviet forces were falling back steadily and being pursued by the Finns.

'A clearer and more comprehensive picture of the sty: tuation on the entire front is now possible.

On the Karelian Isthmus, despite furious and continuous attacks for 16 days, the front has been stabilized at the Mannerheim Lin where the Finns went it, according to a high Finnish army offic Just north of Lake Ladoga two convert ig Russian thrusts, Jacsigned to meet north of the Lake, were crushed, Two other drives farther north in the Tolvajarvi region have been blocked about 25 miles inside the Finnish frontier One Red column of troops was completely smashed and was retreating.

Still farther north two smaller Russian thrusts failed to. penetrate and have been stalemated. On all Sides there has been very. tittle indentation of the Finnish frontier,

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