The Unimaginable Suffering Caused By The Siege Of Leningrad | Battlefield | War Stories

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In 1941, German forces completely surrounded Leningrad. By the time this blockade was lifted, 872 days had passed and more than 1.5 million innocent civilians had died from starvation or from German artillery bombardment, making it the costliest siege in human history.

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