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The brutal Siege of Leningrad lasted 872 days and ended on January 27, 1944. (HistoryNet photo illustration by Zita B. Fletcher / Polish State Archives / U.S. National Archives)
HistoryNet photo illustration by Zita B. Fletcher / Polish State Archives / U.S. National Archives