The German commander in the North, General Lothar Rendulic considered the capture of Tornio a betrayal by the Finns and ordered the scorched earth destruction of Lapland in retaliation.
It is said that this was the reason for him to order the scorched earth destruction of Lapland in retaliation. The German commander in the North, General Lothar Rendulic considered the capture of Tornio a betrayal by the Finns.
The German commander in the North, General Lothar Rendulic considered the capture of Tornio a betrayal by the Finns. It is said that this was the reason for him to order the scorched earth destruction of Lapland in retaliation.
The German commander in the North, General Lothar Rendulic considered the capture of Tornio a betrayal by the Finns. It is said that this was the reason for him to order the scorched earth destruction of Lapland in retaliation.