Moscow, Sept, 5, The "Izvestia" yesterday published a despatch from the northern front claiming that a 45-day battle some-
the Finns 1800 d and killed, where in the Finnish Sector had cost e Finns 18,000 wounde: i Meanwhile, eye-witnesses reported that the ancient capital had become
which labourers there had forged a fortress because of the speed with arms.
Fiercely resisting Red Army uni's have halted the German invasion armies at the approaches to Len-ingram, compelling he Wehrmacht to bring up reinforcements in order to maintain their old positions, M.S.A. Lozovsky, Vice-Commissar of Foreign Affairs and official spokesman, declared yesterday.
"An immense sanguinary battle 1s going on day and night." he asserted. adding that the battle between Nov-gored and Leningrad, with the Red Army under personal command of Marshal Klementi VordshiloW was continuing with unabated fury.
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