They hung up trees with ropes about 10 kilometers from the Russian border to hide the road from airplanes.

It looks like it’s not enough to cover the road but, when the road was viewed from an angle (not directly above) and a high altitude, the trees concealed enough of the road to make it difficult to identify as a road.

Source for original picture is The Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive

  • @WantsToPetYourKitty
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    41 year ago

    Wow this is nuts! Had no idea this was a tactic in WWII. Thanks for sharing and for the context