"Railroad of Death": History and Archaeology of the German-built Second World War Hyrynsalmi-Kuusamo Railway 1942-1944

• Published in: Tekniikan Waiheita
• Main Authors: Seitsonen, Oula, Lundemo, Mari Olafson
• Other Authors: Department of Cultures, Research Services
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Suomen teknillinen museoyhdistys 2022
• Subjects: 615 History and Archaeology; Kuusamo; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/349877

During the Second World War the frontal responsibility of northern Finland was held by German troops, who carried out large building projects to enhance the poor infrastructure of this peripheral region. This paper focuses on one of the biggest infrastructure projects performed by the Wehrmacht and...