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Tag Archives: siege of Leningrad
This week in the War, 18–24 January 1943: The relief of Leningrad
This week in the war, on 18 January 1943, Soviet forces finally broke through the German lines. Troops on the Leningrad Front were united with troops from the Volkov Front. After 497 days of encirclement, a narrow corridor barely five miles wide … Continue reading
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Tagged Govorov, Leningrad, siege of Leningrad
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This week in the War, 8–14 September 1941: The siege of Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad began this week in the war on 8 September 1941, when the Finns cut off the last remaining land route to the city by severing the Leningrad-Murmansk rail line. The situation was desperate by 11 September, … Continue reading
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Tagged Finns, Leningrad, Leningrad State of Siege, Michael Jones, siege of Leningrad, Zhukov
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