The Soviet Communique concluded by accusing Finland of lending her territory to the German army and alr force for the past ten days, It alleged that German troops and Ger~ man. planes had been concentrating districts adjoining Soviet borders, and said that on June 23 six German aeroplanes coming from Finnish territory attempted to bomb the area of Kronstadt but were driven off. One plane was brought down. - Further, the communique stated, in the ares of Kulojaarvi several German units endeavoured to cress the frontier, but were beaten off.
The German radio revealed today that Nazi troops were using flame throwers against Russian pill-boxes, which are built to a depth of three miles, Reports from Helsinki stated that German troops had occupied the last Lithuanian town on the road to Riga and were now only a few miles from the Latvian frontier, German planes are claimed to have bombed. Tallinn, the capital Esthonia, where Russia has a. naval base.
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