Road of Life

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The Road of Life was the vital transport route across Lake Ladoga that sustained besieged Leningrad with food and supplies during World War II.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site
transport route
wartime supply route
alsoKnownAs Doroga zhizni
commemoratedBy Road of Life memorial complex near Saint Petersburg
annual remembrance events in Russia
conflict Siege of Leningrad
World War II
connects Leningrad
eastern shore of Lake Ladoga
country Soviet Union
endTime 1943
hasHeritageStatus cultural heritage monument of Russia
hasPart boat convoys
ice highway across Lake Ladoga
truck convoys
inception autumn 1941
languageOfName Russian
locatedIn Lake Ladoga
Leningrad Oblast
Russia
notableFor being the only land connection to besieged Leningrad for long periods
high casualty rates among drivers and crews
operatedAs ice road in winter
water transport route in summer
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
purpose to evacuate civilians from Leningrad
to supply fuel and ammunition to Leningrad
to sustain Leningrad with food
significantEvent evacuation of civilians from Leningrad
supply of food to besieged Leningrad
transport of military supplies to Leningrad
startTime 1941
subjectOf Russian war literature
documentary films about the Siege of Leningrad
memorials around Lake Ladoga
timePeriod Great Patriotic War
transportMode barges
motor vehicles
ships
sledges
usedBy Red Army
Soviet Union
civilian authorities of Leningrad

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lake Ladoga ice road
Lake Ladoga ice road ("Doroga zhizni")
hasAlias
Road of Life ("Doroga zhizni")
alsoKnownAs
Lake Ladoga ice road ("Дорога жизни")
RussianName
Siege of Leningrad
supplyRoute

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