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22 Nov 1929

Russia
  • Battleship Parizhskava Kommuna and light cruiser Profintern (later renamed Krasny Krim) departed Leningrad, Russia for the long journey to the Black Sea. ww2dbase [Parizhskava Kommuna | Leningrad | AC]
6 Nov 1933

Russia
  • The keel of submarine ShCh-307 was laid down by Baltiyskiy Zavod at Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [ShCh-307 | Leningrad | CPC]
1 Aug 1934

Russia
  • ShCh-307 was launched by Baltiyskiy Zavod at Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [ShCh-307 | Leningrad | CPC]
31 Dec 1934

Russia
  • The keel of ShCh-320 was laid down at A. Marti shipyard (Yard 194) at Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [ShCh-320 | Leningrad | CPC]
12 Feb 1935

Russia
24 Jun 1941

24 Jun 1941 Photos
Citizens of Leningrad, Russia running as the air alarm sounded, 24 Jun 1941
26 Jun 1941

Russia
3 Jul 1941

3 Jul 1941 Photos
Light cruiser Maxim Gorkiy receiving a new bow after mine damage, Kronshtadt, Leningrad, Russia, 3-21 Jul 1941
10 Aug 1941

Russia
  • After dark, 18 Soviet Pe-8 bombers and a number of Yer-2 bombers were launched from Pushkin Airfield near Leningrad, Russia to attack Berlin, Germany. With one Pe-8 bomber crashing on takeoff due to engine failure, and eight other Pe-8 bombers suffering engine failures in flight, Soviet authorities would soon decide to change the powerplant of these bombers. ww2dbase [Pe-8 | Leningrad | CPC]
1 Sep 1941

1 Sep 1941 Photos
Soviet troops in a trench in Leningrad, Russia, 1 Sep 1941; note DP machine gun
13 Sep 1941

Russia
  • General Georgy Zhukov arrived in Leningrad, Russia to replace Marshal Kliment Voroshilov as the commanding officer of the city's garrison. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Georgy Zhukov | Leningrad | CPC]
21 Sep 1941

Russia
  • Near Leningrad, Russia, Soviet dreadnought Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya was badly damaged by three bombs which knock out two of her turrets. She would be under repairs until Nov 1942, when she resumed fire support missions in defence of Leningrad. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Leningrad | AC]
23 Sep 1941

Russia
  • German dive bombers attacked naval facilities at Leningrad, Russia, sinking submarines P-2 and M-74 and damaging cruisers Maksim Gorki and Kirov. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Leningrad | CPC]
28 Sep 1941

28 Sep 1941 Photos
Soviet soldiers in Leningrad, Russia, 28 Sep 1941
1 Oct 1941

1 Oct 1941 Photos
Soviet sailors marching on Nevsky Prospect, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Oct 1941Soviet 76 mm M1938 anti-aircraft guns near Saint Isaac
9 Oct 1941

9 Oct 1941 Photos
Conscripts of the Soviet Universal Military Training program marching in Leningrad, Russia, 9 Oct 1941First aid post near the Narva Triumphal Arch in Leningrad, Russia, 9 Oct 1941Civilians browsing Soviet propaganda, Kazan Cathedral, Leningrad, Russia, 9 Oct 1941, photo 1 of 2Barrage balloon being transported along Nevsky Prospekt in Leningrad, Russia, 9 Oct 1941
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26 Oct 1941

26 Oct 1941 Photos
Russian men gathering wood for burning in Leningrad, Russia, 26 Oct 1941
30 Nov 1941

Russia
  • The warming of temperature in the region around Leningrad, Russia meant a decrease in the ice thickness over Lake Ladoga, which led to the decrease of supplies delivered by ground vehicles driving over ice; only 61 tons of food made its way into the city on this date. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Leningrad | CPC]
1 Dec 1941

1 Dec 1941 Photos
Civilians fetching water from a shell hole on Nevsky Prospect near Ostrovsky Square, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Dec 1941; note Great Gostiny Dvor department store at left edge of photograph
7 Dec 1941

7 Dec 1941 Photos
Soviet troops on Moskovsky Prospekt, Leningrad, Russia, 7 Dec 1941
21 Dec 1941

21 Dec 1941 Photos
Body of Colonel A. L. Bondareva of Soviet 168th Infantry Division in a trench at Leningrad, Russia, 21 Dec 1941
23 Dec 1941

Russia
  • Trucks brought in 786 tons of food into Leningrad, Russia across the frozen Lake Ladoga; for the second day in a row, enough food was brought in to feed the population. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Leningrad | CPC]
1 Jan 1942

1 Jan 1942 Photos
Female workers in a factory in Leningrad, Russia, 1 Jan 1942
7 Feb 1942

7 Feb 1942 Photos
Old Russian woman pulling a man on a sled, Leningrad, Russia, 7 Feb 1942
1 Mar 1942

1 Mar 1942 Photos
Soviet troops patrolling Pulkovo Heights, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Mar 1942Soviet 85 mm M1939 (52-K) anti-aircraft guns at the Field of Mars, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Mar 1942
8 Mar 1942

8 Mar 1942 Photos
Citizens of Leningrad, Russia cleaning rubbles off a street, 8 Mar 1942
1 Apr 1942

1 Apr 1942 Photos
View of Nevsky Avenue, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Apr 1942Militia/workers of the Kirov Factory and Soviet naval infantrymen on a bridge near the factory, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Apr 1942Russian children wounded by German bombing, Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Apr 1942
1 May 1942

1 May 1942 Photos
Leningrad after a German air raid, Russia, 1 May 1942
1 Sep 1942

1 Sep 1942 Photos
Supplies of food being delivered to Leningrad, Russia over Lake Ladoga, 1 Sep 1942Boats arriving at Leningrad, Russia via Lake Ladoga, bringing food and other supplies, 1 Sep 1942
1 Nov 1942

1 Nov 1942 Photos
A volunteer unit made up of Kirov Factory workers marching in front of the Narva Triumphal Arch, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Nov 1942
1 Dec 1942

1 Dec 1942 Photos
Soviet 85 mm M1939 (52-K) anti-aircraft gun and crew, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Dec 1942; note the Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange building in background
10 Dec 1942

10 Dec 1942 Photos
Russian civilians on a street in Leningrad, Russia, 10 Dec 1942; note damaged building in background
18 Jan 1943

Russia
  • Operation Spark, which commenced 6 days earlier, successfully opened a corridor into Leningrad, Russia on this day. The Soviet government announced the end of the siege, although that state would still continue until 27 Jan 1943. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Leningrad | CPC]
2 Jan 1944

2 Jan 1944 Photos
Soviet troops fighting in Pushkin district of Leningrad, Russia, 2 Jan 1944
21 Jan 1944

21 Jan 1944 Photos
Soviet machine gun positions at the Pavlovsk district of Leningrad, Russia, 21 Jan 1944
25 Nov 1963

Russia
6 Sep 1969

Russia



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