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The Republic of Karelia is a region in northwest Russia, bordering Finland. Beside Lake Onega, capital city Petrozavodsk is home to cultural artifacts at the National Museum. On an island northeast, Kizhi Museum is an open-air complex of traditional wood buildings. Northwest, Kivach Nature Reserve has pine woods and a waterfall. West of Petrozavodsk, blue-domed Valaam Monastery is on an island in massive Lake Ladoga.
In August 1941, 23 Guards Rifle Division was fighting in the area of Louhi-Kestenga Karelian Front and thwart the plans of a breakthrough to the Kirov railroad.
Memorial complex “Firing position” was built in 1975 in honor of the Soviet soldiers who stopped the enemy offensive at Loukhi station in 1941.
On the pedestal there is a memorial plaque with the inscription “At this turn in 1941, the heroism of Soviet soldiers stopped the offensive of the fascist invaders.” It is located 45 km of the Louhi-Kestenga highway.
The road A-136 begins in the village Louhi at the intersection of federal highways M-18/R21, passes through the towns: Pine, Kestenga Sofporog, Pjaozersky and ends at the international border crossing point Suoperä on the border with Finland. Length – 170 km.
Monument of the Finnish soldiers killed and remained on the battlefield in Kestenga district in 1941-1944.
Battlefield in Kestengi district in 1941-1944.
The 6th SS Mountain Division Nord was a German unit of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II, formed in February 1941 as SS Kampfgruppe Nord (SS Battle Group North).
The division was later attached to the Finnish III Corps operating in the Kiestinki area. Throughout 1942 – 1943 he was on the front Kestenga.
