GUERILLA TACTICS OF FINNS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20119, 13 December 1939, Page 5

GUERILLA TACTICS OF FINNS

1 —— MACHINE-GUNS’ DEADLY TOLL BATTLES ALONG FRONT OF 800 MILES DEFENDERS DEFYING MIGHT OF RUSSIA SOVIET CLAIMS CONTINUED ADVANCE (Elec. Tel; Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Dec. 33, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Doe. 12. Messages from Copenhagen state it is reported that the Finnish guerilla tactics continue successfully to check the Russian invasion. One Finnish machine-gunner up a tree mowed down 77 Russians at Petsamo. Tinnish patrols "wiped out landing parties as fast as they came ashore from warships near Liinhamari. Heavy fighting occurred yesterday between Soviet and Finnish troops at widely-separated points on the 800-miles of front from the Arctic to Lake Ladoga. 'The Finns arc sturdily holding most of their positions, despite the Russian claim that their forces have made l’uithei advances.

A night communique issued at Helsinki states that tor the fiftli successive day the Finns repulsed violent assaults in the vicinity of Lake Ladoga, destroyed seven tanks and annihilated three Soviet companies who abandoned Salla after bitter fighting. The communique added that Finnish batteries at Bjorko canned on a duel with the Red fleet for two hours. A Red Army communique issued in Moscow claims that the Soviet forces continue to advance on all fronts in There is no aviation activity owing to the low ceiling.