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DEFFENCES COVERING VIBORG IN SPITE OF VICIOUS ATTACKS. HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON RUSSIANS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 1.15 p.m.) HELSINKI. February 23. The Finnish lines are still intact at Viborg, despite vicious attacks and heavy barrages. Numerous tanks participated and many were bogged in deep snow. A Finnish communique states: “We repulsed attacks between the Gulf of Finland and Muola Lake and disabled 16 tanks. Between Muola Lake and Ayrapaan Lake, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked twice, leaving almost a battalion dead each time. An attack across Ayrapaan Lake was similarly defeated. Eight hundred were killed and a hundred taken prisoners.
"We threw back continuous assaults at Taibela. Our planes bombed, marching troops and assembly centres. The enemy planes are active.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 February 1940, Page 6
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124STILL INTACT Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 February 1940, Page 6
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