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Members of the Home Guard of Tallinn district make firewood in Rooküla forest in August 1940.

The outing of the Tallinn district of the Home Guard to the forests of Rooküla with the aim of clearing the forest and collecting firewood. Camping with tents in the forest. Man with the gun blows the whistle and calls men and women from tents to line up. After military report the men are given axes and saws. Cutting down the dead trees. A few men wear suits, others shirts and vests. Men peel branches from the trees and carry the logs to the ...

Keywords: stocking up on firewood | taking the firewood out of the forest | the normatized truckload of firewood | forest floor | beginning of the Soviet era | Soviet pathos | Soviet organization of work | activities of the Home Guard | members of the Home Guard | carrying logs | View all »