Leningrad blockade World War II
This patriotic documentary on World War II focuses on Leningrad blockade, the most tragic period in the history of this city. Historians believe The Battle of Stalingrad to be one of the pivotal battles of the war, as Hitler's forces beckoned at the gates of Moscow and Leningrad. It was full of suffering and heroism. For people who live in St. Petersburg the siege of Leningrad brings the memories that they will never forget. In 1941 the Germans had fully encircled Leningrad and the siege began. It lasted for about 900 days, from September 8, 1941 till January 27, 1944. Two million 887 thousand civilians, including 400 thousand children, plus troops didn't even consider any calls for surrender. All the public transport stopped. By the winter of 1941-42 there was no heating, no water supply, almost no electricity and very little food. Several hundred thousand people were evacuated from the city in winter. Trucks carried them across Lake Ladoga via the famous "Road of Life" under constant enemy bombardment.
The chronicle shows people dying in the streets of cold and starvation, people taking water from Neva, Soviet soldiers fighting. The chronicle shows people carrying food to Leningrad by horses via forests. Archival footage exclusive views of The Second World War black and white bring Leningrad blockade life
Views: German troops, German tanks, Soviet troops, Nazi troops, Original Nazi WWII newsreels, Berlin during WW2, war map, children suffering during ww2, bombings, battle footage, live footage of rescue efforts, exploding churches and starved, fighting scenes, etc.
