Luzhsky Line

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LUZHSKY LINE. A system of defence constructions along the banks of the Luga River, Mshaga River, and Shelon River, up to the Ilmen Lake. The Luzhsky Line was constructed by residents from Leningrad and its region in July 1941 to hold back German blitzkrieg attacks. To defend the Luzhsky Line, the Luzhsky Task Force was formed (Commander Lieutenant General K.P. Pyadyshev), consisting of seven riflemen divisions (including three Leningrad divisions of the People's Volunteer Militia). Battles on the Luzhsky Line started on 10 July in the Plyussa River area. In August 1941, enemy forces broke through the Luzhsky Line; on 18 August Soviet troops left Kingisepp, and on 24 August, they left the town of Luga.

Reference: Кринов Ю. С. Лужский рубеж: Год 1941-й. 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. Л., 1987.

A. Y. Chistyakov. Pyadyshev K.P.
Кринов Ю. С. Лужский рубеж: Год 1941-й. 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. Л., 1987