Moscow, June 20, Completely blocked "at Mins smashingly repulsed on the Finnish font' and" harassed by determined counterattacks, 'Germon_ mechanized force were cut ff from thet bose trid were In an "exceptionally grave Position, the oflelal war comnfun by Feporte Commutiaue revested that onthe third and) fourth days: were {he Germans opposed by ressiar Wed 'Army' troops. Prior to That the Ger ana' fought "frontier "guards, who were without tanks nor heavy livery and thus fell backs While the communique treely adrmitted that Soviet toss in men and The complete. communique said:
70n dune 29, Finnish and German troops launched "an offensive along the entire {ront from the Barents Sea to the Gulf of Finland, trying Pierce throug our defence slong the Hate frontier. 'Repeated attacks by Finnish and' German troops were repulsed by our troops the fighting, the enemy, having lett behind hundreds of kiled ina mum ber of places and being pounded by Jour "artillery fie, retreated to.
Enemy mobile units in the Vilna and Dvinsk directions made unsuee esstul attempts fo attack tne flanks ud. rear of our troops. which, suit of "fighting Inthe area" of Shaulyal, Keidany,"Poneverh "and Kaunas, are retreating to new ines.
"Our troops, by energetic counterattacks, inflicted" considerable. Tosses mabi enemy uriis, both in mane power and equipment.
"in the. Minsk direction, our land fores and "aviation sheekédthe Vanco of enemy' motorized and mechanized unite.
"Being cut off from their base and exposed to. continuous fe," enemy motorized and mechanized troops are inven exceptionally grave position.
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