Comments on: Horror: Leningrad Goes down the Drain http://www.historynet.com/horror-leningrad-goes-down-the-drain.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Thu, 23 May 2013 09:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt http://www.historynet.com/horror-leningrad-goes-down-the-drain.htm#comment-780626 Matt Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:34:02 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684452#comment-780626 And the worse thing about this situation was that the Soviets had no choice but to hold out. Indeed, on September 22, 1941 Hitler decided "to erase the city of Petersburg from the face of the earth." The directive further stated that Hitler had "no interest in the further existence of this large population point after the defeat of Soviet Russia ... We propose to closely blockade the city and erase it from the earth by means of artillery fire of all calibre and continuous bombardment from the air." And the worse thing about this situation was that the Soviets had no choice but to hold out.

Indeed, on September 22, 1941 Hitler decided "to erase the city of Petersburg from the face of the earth." The directive further stated that Hitler had "no interest in the further existence of this large population point after the defeat of Soviet Russia … We propose to closely blockade the city and erase it from the earth by means of artillery fire of all calibre and continuous bombardment from the air."

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