Paris, Jan, 9.
With the ultimate object thoroughly reorganizing the vaunted Red Army, now held up in Finland, the German Government. has sent a military mission to Moscow, reports reaching Paris today asserted, Defeat indicted on the Reds in Finand showed the German High Command that the Red Army has many deficiencies, particularly in its officer ranks. Reports alleged. that the Kremlin even asked" for German technical aid to reverse the unfavourable results of the Finnish campaign date, While success in Finland appears te bbe the frst goal of the German reor= ganization of Russian forces, oventually the German mission is to carry out a much more sweeping reshutic of the Red Armiy's executive person hel and equipment, Advice, too, wil be given the Red military leaders, reports declared, leading French political quarters fo believe that Ger~ Ivan-Soviet collusion is extending into the military sphere, although falke of outright alliance is stil) premature Havas, Nazis Capture British Officer at Front Amsterdam, Jan, 10, The oficial German news agency Jelaima that the Germans yesterday captured the first British ameer to fall their hands on the Western out. The officer, who was wounded, fis said to have died later of his Injuries in hospital. The agency says was left behind after" a recon paissanee by British troops.
The German claim is confirmed by IReutze's special correspondent with ithe British Expeditionary Forces in France, who reports that a young Joficer of an English county regiment fin a sector of the Maginot Line front Was missing yesterday, "He adds that this is the frst officer casually. suf fered by the British Maginot force—Reuter.
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