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The siege of Leningrad lasted from September 1941 to 1944. By the end of the siege, some 632,000 people are thought to have died with nearly 4,000 people from Leningrad starving to death on Christmas Day, 1941. The first German artillery shell fell on Leningrad on September 1st, 1941. The city, one of the primary targets of 'Operation Barbarossa', was expected "to fall like a leaf"
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Who won at the battle of petersburg?
The Siege of Petersburg was a decisive Yankee victory and sent General Lee into hiding. This battle lasted 10 months.
Where did the battle of petersburg take place?
The Siege of Petersburg was in Virginia
What was the importanance of the siege of petersburg about?
a sandwich
What body of water did the troops cross to get to the Siege of Petersburg?
to get to the investment and siege of Petersburg Union Army of the Potomac had to cross the River James.
Who won siege of leningrad?
not leningrad but Stalingrad and marechal Zubof won The lengthy siege of Leningrad (now returned to its original name of St Petersburg) was eventually won by the Soviets after much suffering by the inhabitants. There was no siege of Stalingrad, but there was a lengthy battle with heavy casualties on both sides. The Soviet Army under Marshal Zhukov won this also.
