Taking you back to the Second World War

There were no facilities on the shores for receiving and handling large quantities of goods. Sledges with additional sacks of flour were hitched to the lorries, and bread was put even in the drivers’ cabins-any extra loaf could help save yet another life.To protect the route from bombing strike& anti-aircraft gun emplacements were installed along the route. The fighter squadrons were also reinforced. The Military Council, after the opening of the Ladoga lifeline, slightly increased food rations on December 25, 1941, although it was well aware that everything depended on the smooth operation of the line.