MOSCOW.—Picture just released showing portion of a huge military parade held in the famous Red Square at the time of commencement of hostilities with Finland. This is a modern searchlight unit for anti-aircraft defence marching past Lenin’s tomb, seen on the right The apparent efficiency of Soviet armed forces, as shown on such parades, contrasts strangely with the reports coming from the Finnish Front of their conduct in battle.
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Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 8
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69MOSCOW.—Picture just released showing portion of a huge military parade held in the famous Red Square at the time of commencement of hostilities with Finland. This is a modern searchlight unit for anti-aircraft defence marching past Lenin’s tomb, seen on the right The apparent efficiency of Soviet armed forces, as shown on such parades, contrasts strangely with the reports coming from the Finnish Front of their conduct in battle. Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 8
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