Med russisk krigsutstyr gjennom Skibotn-dalen - Skibotn, Norway - There's a Book About It on Waymarking.com

The book "With Russian War Equipment Through the Skibotn Valley" tells the story of how Skibotn became part of World War I.

In the city there is a monument with the text:
"Bolagstida 1916-1918
Allied war equipment was shipped here from England during World War I. From here it was transported by horse-drawn sleigh through Finland to Russia."




On March 1, 1916, the first cargo ship from England arrived with military equipment for the Russians. The equipment consisted of a lot of different things, including ammunition and 100,000 pairs of soldiers' boots.
All the cargo was first driven into the woods. Here it was packed on sledges made of tent cloth and wood. About 200 horses pulled the sledges through the Skibotn valley and to Silas on the Finnish side. Here the Finns took over responsibility for the railway station in Karunki. The first cargo reached Karunki on April 1.
The stretch between Skibotn and Karunki was about 500 km.

ISBN Number: 8299175518 Author(s): Reidun Mellem

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