Modern era · 1941 – 1944
Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World War II from 1941 to 1944. Leningrad, the country's second largest city, was besieged by Germany and Finland for 872 days, but never captured.
- When
- 8 Sept 1941 – 27 Jan 1944
- Where
- Saint Petersburg
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Richard von Weizsäcker1920 – 2015President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Erich von Manstein1887 – 1973German field marshal (1887-1973)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel1916 – 1982German World War II Stuka pilot and neo-Nazi activist (1916–1982)
Before and after
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