The Siege of Leningrad was an Axis military blockade of Leningrad by Germany and Finland from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944, lasting 872 days, during which the city was never captured. Historians estimate approximately 1.5 million deaths from a prewar population of 3.2 million, and the siege ended in a Soviet victory as Axis forces were pushed back from the city. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Battle TypeProlonged siege and blockade 1 LocationLeningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union 1 OutcomeSoviet victory; Axis forces repelled 60-100 km from Leningrad 1 Battle Type
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The Siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World War II from 1941 to 1944.
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8 September 1941 - 27 January 1944 ()
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Soviet victory
Part Of: Eastern Front (World War II), Infobox: part_of
the Eastern Front of World War II
Led By: Georgy Zhukov, Infobox: Commanders (Soviet)
Georgy Zhukov
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