siege of Leningrad
In the Siege of Leningrad, the Nazis cut off all supplies and wiped out all food and storage supplies in Russia. The Russians lasted an entire nine hundred days (from September 8th, 1941, to January 27th, 1944) withholding this horror.
During 1942 Soviet forces attempted to break the blockade five times, but all the operations were unsuccessful. But on the 12th of January, the Soviet air fleet attacked the German positions, destroying the enemy’s weaponry, fortifications, and airdromes.
After six days of battle, Soviet forces regained Shlusselburg. By the evening of January 18th, the enemy had been staved off from the southern shore of Lake Ladoga. The blockade was broken.
To completely lift the blockade, in January 1944, Soviet forces carried out the Leningrad-Novgorod Operation. The all-out Soviet offensive in the Koporsky Gulf – the Ilmen Lake sector – made the Germans retreat. By January 27th, German forces had been staved off about 60 miles from Leningrad, thus putting an end to the blockade.
During 1942 Soviet forces attempted to break the blockade five times, but all the operations were unsuccessful. But on the 12th of January, the Soviet air fleet attacked the German positions, destroying the enemy’s weaponry, fortifications, and airdromes.
After six days of battle, Soviet forces regained Shlusselburg. By the evening of January 18th, the enemy had been staved off from the southern shore of Lake Ladoga. The blockade was broken.
To completely lift the blockade, in January 1944, Soviet forces carried out the Leningrad-Novgorod Operation. The all-out Soviet offensive in the Koporsky Gulf – the Ilmen Lake sector – made the Germans retreat. By January 27th, German forces had been staved off about 60 miles from Leningrad, thus putting an end to the blockade.