The Archive · 1940

Reds Patrols Parachute

Helsinki, Feb, 3.

Russian patrols were again dropped parachutes behind the Finnish lines on the Summa front on Thursday but they were "partly annihilated and partly captured" by Finnish marksmen, according to a Finnish war communique issued yesterday.

Russian planes continued their bombing raids on south and south western Finland on Thursday, the communique said, and at least ton persons were killed at Parl, Several were killed at Sortavala, it said, and bombs fell on the church at Uusimaa, The communique said one hospital in the vicinity of Helsinki machine-gunned and another at Kuoplo was bombed, Finnish anti-aircraft batteries, shot down five Russian planes on Thursday, Three other planes were be-Hoved to have been destroyed, but could not be verified.—United Pres

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