Order of the Day, June 29, 1944

Order of the Day, addressed to Army-General Meretskov, announces that troops of the Karelian Front, as a result of a deep encircling manœuvre and a landing on the western shore of Lake Onega, have liberated the town of Petrozavodsk (capital of the Karelo-Finnish Republic) from the German and Finnish invaders, and captured the town and railway station of Kondopoga, thus clearing the enemy from the whole length of the Kirov (Murmansk) railway. The Order mentions 13 commanders of sailors, troops, artillerymen, sappers and signallers whose units have distinguished themselves. A salute of 24 salvoes was fired by 324 Moscow guns.