WWII Soviet Liberation Monument in Kirkenes

Kirkenes is situated close to the Russian and Finnish Borders in North East Norway and was liberated from Germany by Russia in 1945 after a. 7 month battle. Only 13 houses were left standing.

Arctic Circle, Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway

©Alexander M Howe

Stock library photo size: 17.0 Mpixels (48.7 MB uncompressed) - 5054x3369 pixels (16.8x11.2 in / 42.8x28.5 cm at 300 ppi)

Stock library photo keywords: Arctic Circle, Finnmark, German Occupation, Kirkenes, Norway, Snow, Soviet Prisoner, Statue, Stock Image, Stock Photo, USSR, War Statue, WW2, WWII

Published in: Travel, Winter, Northern Norway