WINTER CLOTHING
RUSSIAN TROOPS EQUIPPED Rec. 12.30 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 11. The British United Press correspondent reports that Red Army troops whom the High Command is moving into action on the central and northern fronts are already equipped with their winter gear, including flapped fur hats, padded suits and felt boots. Ski battalions are preparing for action. A report from Berne says that winter equipment for 300,000 men was lost by the Germans during their autumn retreat.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 269, 12 November 1943, Page 3
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