     the siege of leningrad, also known as the leningrad blockade (, transliteration: blokada leningrada) was a prolonged military operation undertaken by the german army group north against leningradâhistorically and currently known as saint petersburgâin the eastern front theatre of world war ii. the siege started on 8 september 1941, when the last road to the city was severed. although the soviets managed to open a narrow land corridor to the city on 18 january 1943, the [[siege]
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