English Translation

9/ - 2 - penetrated the fortified zone, while at the Vuoksen, Suvanto and Taipalenjoki they lie close to the Finnish lines. It should be noted that the Mannerheim line is a zone of field consolidation, which is however not very deep. A catch-up position further to the west is currently being built. The Russians have had extremely high losses of people and material in their previous attacks. For a few days they have gone into digging in front of the Mannerheim line. The troops have been in their positions since autumn v.J. and have not been able to be replaced so far. There should be no possibility of this in the future, and the fatigue of the force to be expected is the greatest concern of the Finnish leadership on the Karelian Strait. On the front north of Lake Ladoga up to Suomassalmi, the Finns have achieved considerable weapons successes. In the battles of Tolvajärvi and Aglejärvie they managed to throw back the Russians about 30 km and rub up almost 2 regiments. Further north the Finns even with weak forces crossed the Soviet Russian border by a few kilometers, But this fact does not have any special significance. On the other hand, the two battles of Suomassalmi were a complete success for the Finnish army. With only allegedly two regiments, two Russian divisions were completely destroyed, namely the 173rd and the 44th Russian divisions. Currently, the Salla section is still fiercely fought above the Arctic Circle. Here the Russians were almost prepared to Kemijärvi, the end point of the Kemi-Rovaniemi-Kemijärv, about half way between the Russian and Swedish border. To restore the situation and to the Ver- - 3 -