During the Second World War, there were many important large-scale battles, and today we are going to talk about the Defense of Leningrad, which was a very large offensive and defensive campaign in Leningrad from 1941 to August 1944. In this war, the Soviet Union finally defeated the Germans, but it also paid a very high price, nearly 640,000 people lost their lives in the battle. At such a heavy price, it was very difficult to defeat the German army.
In August 1941, Hitler was determined to conquer Leningrad, so he urgently mobilized 32 infantry divisions, 4 tank divisions, a cavalry brigade and many other troops. And with a large number of artillery mortars, as well as thousands of aircraft, such an offensive was very fierce for Leningrad. Moreover, knowing that he had used so many troops and weapons, Hitler thought that it would take only a few days to conquer Leningrad, and began to attack in late August, and he threatened to completely occupy Leningrad on September 1.
But the Soviet people were not easy to provoke, and Leningrad, the birthplace of such a October Revolution, could be breached in just a few days by a Nazi party like Hitler. In the face of the armed attack of the German army, Marshal Frosinov of Leningrad issued a final appeal to the people of Leningrad, calling on the people to block the enemy's way forward with their chests and to preserve their homeland. At the time of life and death, leningrad was full of soldiers and was bound to engage in a deadly duel with the Nazi Party.
In the midst of life and death, Zhukov made another appeal in Leningrad, inspiring them, telling them that Leningrad was not afraid of death, but death was afraid of Leningrad. Urgent adjustment of troops, the use of existing troops for the effective defense of Leningrad Naval personnel also made adjustments, came to land, and used anti-aircraft guns against German tanks. The resistance of the entire army and people of Leningrad allowed the fascists to get the Leningrad plan to fail in just a few days.
Many times the war was won because everyone was united, and the people of Leningrad stood on the same front as the country, whether it was the elderly, children or women, they were contributing to Leningrad, and every day 45,000 people participated in the building of the defensive offensive, so that the German artillery fire could not easily break the city defenses.
Under the stubborn defense and hard work of all the Leningrad people, in 1944, the German army was finally dragged down and won the final victory in the defense of Leningrad. In the cities of Leningrad, 3 million people contributed greatly to the battle, and hundreds of thousands of people sacrificed in exchange for the final victory. And because this battle greatly restrained the Nazi Party and dispersed the Nazi Party's troops, it also made a great contribution to the complete victory of The Second World War.
The Government of the Russian Federation also designated January 27, the day of the liberation of Leningrad, as the Day of Honor for Russian Soldiers. The popular soldiers who died in the defense of Leningrad will remain in the hearts of the Russian people. They are the heroes of the country, and they use their bodies to compose heroic epics.