Siege of Leningrad Begins: 900 Days of Starvation Coming
German and Finnish forces completed their encirclement of Leningrad, trapping nearly three million civilians in a siege that would last 872 days. Starvation killed over 800,000 residents during the first winter alone, making it the deadliest siege in human history and a defining symbol of Soviet endurance against Nazi aggression.
August 30, 1941
85 years ago
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