Leningrad, now known by its old name of St Petersburg, was encircled by the advancing Germans, and in the ensuing siege perhaps one million soldiers and citizens died. These civilians have been killed by German shelling.
The Russians kept Leningrad supplied by running trucks across the frozen Lake Ladoga.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
The Siege of Leningrad
Labels:
1941,
European War,
German Army,
Germany,
Operation Barbarossa,
Russia,
Soviet Army,
The Third Reich
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