Liberation Leningrad from the Nazi siege, 1944

January 27, The Day of Military Glory of Russia In 1944, Soviet troops completely liberated Leningrad from the Nazi siege. The Siege of Leningrad is one of the most tragic and heroic chapters in World War II. The number of victims was no less than one million ninety-three thousand people Hitler wanted to wipe Leningrad off the face of the earth, but the hero city became an impregnable fortress. The inhabitants of Leningrad stood for 900 days, despite the huge sacrifices, hunger, and cold In 2022, the St. Petersburg City Court recognized the Siege of Leningrad by German and Finnish troops as genocide Canal em português Chaîne en français Канал на русском языке