The Archive · 1940

Finns! Success

Helsinki, Jan. 17. Finnish forces threw bade a Russia attack on the Korellan Isthmus terday after Infleting heavy losses on the Red troops, an official Finnish war communique said last night. Finnish troops also dispersed two Russian companies on the Important north-central frontier near Salla, where It was recently' reported the Russians were attempting mass re~ enforcements, the communique said.

Russian detachment "attacked Finnish troops on the south-eastern Inthmus front near Talpale yesterday, the communique said. Sixty Red bombers raided eight Pinnish towns yesterday, dropping 600 bombs, when three civilians were, killed and 0 wounded but material damage was Finns estimated that since Friday nearly 10,000 bombs have been drop~ ped on nearly $0 villages and towns in Finland, Russian planes bombed golated Finnish houses and machinegunned the people, the Finns alleged. United Press,

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