Ruins of the Finnish city of Rovaniemi, which was destroyed during the Wehrmacht soldiers retreat during the Lapland War. The Second World War in Northern Europe.
During the Lapland War, German army under the command of the Nazi General Lothar Rendulich used the tactics of the scorched earth. In Lapland, 30% of the buildings were destroyed, and the city of Rovaniemi, the birthplace of Finnish Santa Claus – Joulupukki, was destroyed to its foundations. About 100 00 civilians have become refugees.
Location: Finland
Shooting time: October 19, 1944
Rovaniemi (Ruávinjargâ, Roavvenjárga or Roavenjárga and Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality in Finland, the administrative center of the province of Lappi.
After merging with the Rural Municipality in 2006, this city became the twelfth largest city in Finland and the largest city in Europe by area.