Battlefields in North Karelia( SS-Nord Division)

[martinc]

To martinc
And you do not know, it is obvious, that the biggest port behind polar circle-it Murmansk. And it does not freeze in the winter! You do not know, that the material for the Germany nuclear project too is here. You do not know what copper, nickel, silver, molybdenum here is extracted in great volumes?

well thats me told then

[Eismeerfront]

So

[Paul D]

what really baffles me is what were the german forces doing that far north???? there is nothing there!!! and what were they fighting over??? its just wilderness,

Martinc the Germans needed to hold this front or the Russians would have been able to completly outflank them by pushing into Finland and then Norway via an advance above the 66th Paralell.

Murmansk was vital to Russia as it is an ice free port as Maxim has said and therfore the Western allies could supply Russia even in the winter via the Artic convoys,

regards

Paul

[Eismeerfront]

69 paralell....

[Paul D]

Maxim i'll take you word for it as your'e the expert that far north !!

I've never checked it on a map but took it from Black Edelweiss which states the 66th.

[Eismeerfront]

Black Edelweiss (Johann Voss) - book for children/
Welcome,Paul!
Our Holy Bible- SS Nord archiv from library of USA Congress .....
Cheers
Maxim

[Eismeerfront]

Maxim i'll take you word for it as your'e the expert that far north !!

I've never checked it on a map but took it from Black Edelweiss which states the 66th.

Sorry Paul,
Karelia 500 km sud of Murmansk...
Herr Voss write about Karelia....
Cheers

[Paul D]

Ah right got it now Maxim , he was a lot further south than where you live

[Eismeerfront]

Let's continue.

[Kala]

Thank you Maxim. Very impressive sights and finds. Do you ever find anything interesting postwar artifacts ? Murmansk being harbour for submarines etc. One hear stories that people have found nuclear waste on groun and so on.