Siege

Siege of Leningrad

8 Sep 1941 – 27 Jan 1944 · 59.93° N, 30.32° E

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8 Sep 1941 – 27 Jan 1944
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
59.93° N, 30.32° E
Description
8 September 1941 – 27 January 1944 blockade of Leningrad by the Axis
War
World War II

Siege of Leningrad

Blockade by the Axis powers, 1941–1944

The Siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad 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.

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