FIERCE BATTLE
whpuri Eight RUSSIANS REINFORCED CONTINUOUS ATTACKS TOLL tAkEN BY FINNS PLANES AND TANKS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United PreHS Assn.) i (Reed. Feb. 29, 2.40 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 28. Messages from Helsinki state that a great battle . for Wiipuri is being waged. Whole blocks are aflame. The battle raged throughout the day. The, Russians have been reinforced all along the isthmus. The fighting in the coastal area continues on a narrow front, which precludes the full deployment of the 1 Russian strength, but enables continuous maintenance of the offensive, ‘ while the Finns lack adequate reinforcements. A Finnish communique claims that they repulsed the enemy north-east of Lake Ladoga, Kuhmo and elsewhere. The Finns assert that they had shot down 521 Russian'planes and destroyed or captured 1310 tanks since the outbreak of hostilities. Tbfcee hundred Hungarian volunteers are en route to Finland. The &rs\ Canadians have arrived. The Fiiitis enthusiastically greeted new fighting planes, presumably including British.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20185, 1 March 1940, Page 9
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