Witness History: Archive 2014 - The Siege of Leningrad

In January 1944, during World War Two, the blockade of the Russian city of Leningrad finally ended. The city had been surrounded by German troops for almost 900 days. Millions of civilians and soldiers from both sides had died as a result of bombardment, starvation and cold.

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Published on Wednesday, 22nd January 2014.

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