WEATHER AS ALLY
ARMY OF FINLAND NATURAL DEFENCE LINES HELSINKI, Dec. 20. The commander of the Finnish forces in the north, General K. M. Wallenius, says he believes Finland can hold out against the Russians for at least a year. He is one of the Old Guard whb fought for Finland against the Bolsheviks in 1918-20, and he is a stockily-built man with the face of a hardened fighter. “Winter is on our side,” said General Wallenius. “Our troops are better trained and better equipped for winter fighting than the Russians. The summer is also our ally, for then the lakes, without their ice covering, form, with the forests, natural defence lines. When the summer comes things may be greatly changed in other parts of Europe, thus enabling us to receive help.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20132, 29 December 1939, Page 7
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132WEATHER AS ALLY Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20132, 29 December 1939, Page 7
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