In Arctic War Zone, Towns Along Viipuri Bay Also Evacuated; Reds Intensify Offensives Along Entire Front Helsinki, Feb. 28. 1 NDER the pressure of an intense Russian land air offensive, Finnish troops withdrew to new lines in the Petsamo-Arctic Area yesterday. In the south near Viipuri, the Government ordered the immediate evacuation of all towns along Viipuri Bay in a strip 25 miles back from the coast.
In the far north the Finn lines were drawn back from henjáervi, near the Norwegian frontier, nine miles southward Nautsi, the lowest tip of the Norwegian frontier elbow bending into Finland. The town of Saekkijaervi was evacuated under Government orders, as all towns in the immediate war sectors throughout Finland were evacuated. line pledged that any Karelian soil would 'a handsome price.
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