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Siege of Leningrad

The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last land connection to the city was severed...

Timeline of Events

1941

8.22.1941

World War II: German troops reach Leningrad, leading to the siege of Leningrad.

9.8.1941

World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin a siege against the Soviet Union's second-largest city, Leningrad.

1944

1.18.1944

Soviet forces liberate Leningrad, effectively ending a three year Nazi siege, known as the Siege of Leningrad.

1.27.1944

World War II: The 900-day Siege of Leningrad is lifted.