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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Moscow reports on Oct. 10 detail a massive Russian naval concentration at Kronstadt in the Gulf of Finland, with the entire armada ready for action near Finnish waters. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops mobilize along Baltic frontiers amid concessions from Baltic states and an impending Finnish delegation to Moscow.
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GATHERING AT
SOVIET BASE
Greatest Activity Is Reported
at Kronstadt,
Finland's Gulf
WHOLE ARMADA IS
READY, QUICK MOVE
Hundreds of Thousands of
Troops Are Also Being
Mobilized
MOSCOW, Oct. 10.—Reports
of concentration of Russian
Naval Power on the Gulf
of Finland emphasizes the
vigor with which Russia will
drive to regain dominant positions
on the Baltic Sea held
before the World War.
Dispatches from Kronstadt,
Russian Naval Base near Leningrad,
say "The whole armada
of battleships" is massed
for naval activity which is un-
ceasing.
Kronstadt is only
a few
miles from Finland's territorial
waters.
Naval mobilization of Russia
coincides with the massing
of hundreds of thousands
of Soviet troops along the
frontiers facing the Baltic
states. Many states have already
made concessions to the
Soviet government. The Finnish
mission is now enroute to
Moscow and expected tomorrow
for a "called" conference.
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Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Kronstadt
Event Date
Oct. 10
Outcome
hundreds of thousands of soviet troops mobilized along baltic frontiers; many baltic states have made concessions to the soviet government; finnish mission enroute to moscow for conference.
Event Details
Reports indicate concentration of Russian naval power on the Gulf of Finland, with the whole armada of battleships massed at Kronstadt for unceasing naval activity, emphasizing efforts to regain dominant Baltic Sea positions held before the World War. Kronstadt is a few miles from Finland's territorial waters. This naval mobilization coincides with massing of hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops along frontiers facing the Baltic states.