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Siege of Leningrad: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: Warfare History Network - The Siege of Leningrad: Debacle At Luban. Oct 09, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 01, 2026
Add new Web site: World War II Database - Siege of Leningrad. Jun 18, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - The Siege of Leningrad. Dec 20, 2025
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Siege of Leningrad. Apr 07, 2025
Add new Web site: The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College - The Constant Struggle of Life and Death During the Siege of Leningrad. Nov 08, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - The food distribution system during the siege of Leningrad : 1941 to 1944 (PDF). Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - The Siege of Leningrad I. Jul 06, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - The siege of Leningrad - archive. May 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Strong in Heart are Invincible: A Critical Analysis of the Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944. Jun 23, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Remembering the Siege of Leningrad. Mar 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Siege of Leningrad: Debacle At Luban. Feb 02, 2023
Add new Web site: EHNE Digital Encyclopedia - The siege of Leningrad (1941-1944). Dec 06, 2022
Photographs added. Sep 07, 2011
Video added of Soviet offensive bringing relief to besieged Leningrad. Jun 24, 2010
Added historical newsreel. Sep 02, 2009
Added new Web site: History Learning Site - The Siege of Leningrad. May 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Saint Petersburg.com - The 900-day Siege of Leningrad. May 08, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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