Gigantic Russian Attack in Progress
Assault on Mannerheim Line Finns Claim Capture of Tanks and Destruction of Planes United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Thursday, 11.20 p.m. HELSINKI, December 21. The Russians launched a gigantic attack on the centre of the Mannerheim line on the Karelian Isthmus. After heavy and prolonged artillery preparation in which thousands of shells of all calibres were used, the infantry advanced supported by several hundred tanks and 250 planes. The attack began on Tuesday and has continued since on a 12-mile front on which the Finns have now trebled their defences. The Russians have increased the pressure elsewhere for diversion. The Finns claim the capture of 20 tanks and the destruction of scores, also the destruction of 20 planes. The Finns advanced on Salla, capturing much material. The Finns are retiring on the northern front, where tho temperature is 54 below freezing. Helsinki now officially reports that shells from the coastal batteries damaged but did not sink the Soviet battleship Oktiabrakaya Revolutia.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 302, 22 December 1939, Page 7
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