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...fleeing Russians far because they wanted to save their men, and the weather was fighting for them. By week's end the Russians were in full flight toward Kola, and the Finns announced triumphantly that there was not a live Russian in the Arctic region south of Salmij...
Northern Front. There the Russians, evidently using better troops, made their only important gains, but these were serious enough for the Finns. Sweeping down from Petsamo, the Russians took the nickel-mining town of Salmijärvi, but not before the Finns had blown up the mines and set every shack afire. The Finns retreated towards Pitkajärvi, where they prepared themselves for a stand. At week's end fires burned in the Arctic night along...
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