In September, seige of Leningrad (St. Petersburg) begins

Category
War
Place
Russia
Date
1941
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
"The German Army Group North cut the final rail link between Leningrad and the outside world on August 31, and the next day began the blockade of the city that would last 29 months." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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Category
World War II
1939
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