Luga is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Luga River south of St. Petersburg. Population: 40,000 (2005 est.); 40,434 (2002 Census); 41,769 (1989 Census). The World War II German advance on Leningrad was temporarily halted by seven regular, militia and irregular divisions in the Luga (...) (from Wikipedia)