Siege Of Leningrad
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SIEGE OF LENINGRAD
BY NICK LECLAIR AND TESS DAVIS
WHAT IT WAS
- The siege of Leningrad was a military blockade on the city of Leningrad
- One of the longest and most destructive sieges in history
- Over 1000000 people died and it was expected to fall like a leaf
- It was one of the primary targets for the German operation Barbarossa
WHO IS INVOLVED
- Undertaken mainly by German army group north against Leningrad
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WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN
- The siege started on September 8th 1941
- The siege was lifted on January 27th 1944
- This siege lasted a whopping 872 days
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WHERE DID THIS HAPPEN
- Leningrad is located in northwest Russia which is now present day saint Petersburg.
WHY DID THIS HAPPEN
- The germans intended to tighten up the noose on Russia by taking one of their larger cities.
- Although they knew they would lose if they just stormed the city so they besieged leningrad
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT
THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD WAS ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE SEIGES INHOSTORY AND IT KILLED MORE THAN ONE MILLION CIVILIONS
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- What did Stalin think of the siege?
- How did Leningrad rebuild after the siege?
- People resorted to Cannibalism whooooowhooooooooooo
- (We do not condone any form of canibilism in this haiku deck nor were any humans harmed in the making of this presentation)
- Over 1 million people died from this
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