WWII in the Arctic Photo Album
German supply base in Luleå

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The now deserted quay had its most busy period during WWII after the Germans had left Luleå. By a twist of fate, the Russian former POWs that were transferred through Sweden were lodged by the former German supply base in Karlshäll. The ship took the soldiers back to the Soviet Union and, for many, the GULag...
Photo: Eivor Lundström



© Eivor Lundström