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
26 Nov 1939

Russia
  • Soviet troops under the direction of the Soviet NKVD organization fired 7 mortar shells southward into a field near the village of Mainila, Russia at 1430 hours, claiming the Finnish Army was responsible for the attack. NKVD agents then kidnapped two Soviet soldiers. The actions were immediately blamed on Finland. At 2100 hours, the Soviets issued the demand to Finnish ambassador Yrjo-Koskinen for the Finnish Army to move back 20 to 25 kilometers from the border. In response, Finland demanded a neutral party to investigate the incident. ww2dbase [The Winter War | Mainila, Leningrad | CPC]
24 Jun 1941

Photo(s) dated 24 Jun 1941
Citizens of Leningrad, Russia running as the air alarm sounded, 24 Jun 1941
26 Jun 1941

Russia
3 Jul 1941

Photo(s) dated 3 Jul 1941
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

Photo(s) dated 1 Sep 1941
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
  • Soviet battleship Marat, already sunk in shallow water two days prior, was hit by two bombs from German Stuka dive bombers at Kronstadt near Leningrad, Russia, igniting the forward magazine. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Kronstadt, Leningrad | CPC]
  • The Leningrad-class destroyer leader Minsk was sunk by Stuka aircraft of Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 in Kronstadt Harbour near Leningrad, Russia. She was later salvaged and recommissioned in Jun 1943. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Kronstadt, Leningrad | AC]
  • 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

Photo(s) dated 28 Sep 1941
Soviet soldiers in Leningrad, Russia, 28 Sep 1941
1 Oct 1941

Photo(s) dated 1 Oct 1941
Soviet sailors marching on Nevsky Prospect, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Oct 1941Soviet 76 mm M1938 anti-aircraft guns near Saint Isaac
9 Oct 1941

Photo(s) dated 9 Oct 1941
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
See all photos dated 9 Oct 1941
26 Oct 1941

Photo(s) dated 26 Oct 1941
Russian men gathering wood for burning in Leningrad, Russia, 26 Oct 1941
1 Nov 1941

Photo(s) dated 1 Nov 1941
Soviet 76-mm Divisional Gun and troops on a muddy road near Leningrad, Russia, 1 Nov 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

Photo(s) dated 1 Dec 1941
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

Photo(s) dated 7 Dec 1941
Soviet troops on Moskovsky Prospekt, Leningrad, Russia, 7 Dec 1941
21 Dec 1941

Photo(s) dated 21 Dec 1941
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

Photo(s) dated 1 Jan 1942
Female workers in a factory in Leningrad, Russia, 1 Jan 1942
7 Jan 1942

Russia
9 Jan 1942

Russia
18 Jan 1942

Russia
7 Feb 1942

Photo(s) dated 7 Feb 1942
Old Russian woman pulling a man on a sled, Leningrad, Russia, 7 Feb 1942
8 Feb 1942

Russia
10 Feb 1942

Russia
1 Mar 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 Mar 1942
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

Photo(s) dated 8 Mar 1942
Citizens of Leningrad, Russia cleaning rubbles off a street, 8 Mar 1942
21 Mar 1942

Russia
1 Apr 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 Apr 1942
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
4 Apr 1942

Russia
  • 62 Luftwaffe Stuka dive bombers and 70 other bombers escorted by 59 Bf 109 fighters attacked Soviet fleet at Kronstadt near Leningrad, Russia in the afternoon, damaging battleships October Revolution and Petropavlovsk, cruisers Maxim Gorky and Kirov, and destroyers Silny and Grozyashchi. After dark, He 111 bombers, some of which had participated in the Kronstadt attack in the afternoon, bombed Leningrad. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Kronstadt, Leningrad | CPC]
20 Apr 1942

Russia
1 May 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 May 1942
Leningrad after a German air raid, Russia, 1 May 1942
27 May 1942

Russia
  • German Luftwaffe commenced Operation Froschlaich which mined waters in the vicinity of Kronstadt and Leningrad, Russia; the operation would last nearly three weeks. ww2dbase [Leningrad | CPC]
25 Jun 1942

Russia
  • Soviet 2nd Shock Army, trapped on the Volkhov River near Leningrad, Russia since 30 May 1942, was defeated; General Vlasov ordered the 180,000 survivors to break up into small groups to attempt to escape back to Soviet lines to the east; only 120,000 men would succeed. ww2dbase [Siege of Leningrad | Leningrad | CPC]
2 Jul 1942

Russia
  • Submarine S-7 departed Moshchny Island near Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [S-7 | Leningrad | CPC]
11 Aug 1942

Russia
  • Submarine S-7 arrived at Moshchny Island near Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [S-7 | Leningrad | CPC]
1 Sep 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 Sep 1942
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
18 Oct 1942

Russia
  • Submarine S-7 departed Moshchny Island near Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [S-7 | Leningrad | CPC]
1 Nov 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 Nov 1942
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

Photo(s) dated 1 Dec 1942
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

Photo(s) dated 10 Dec 1942
Russian civilians on a street in Leningrad, Russia, 10 Dec 1942; note damaged building in backgroundSoviet naval infantrymen manning a machine gun position at the edge of the Gulf of Finland near Leningrad, Russia, 10 Dec 1942
28 Dec 1942

Russia
13 Jan 1943

Photo(s) dated 13 Jan 1943
A field hospital of the Soviet Volkhov Front, near Leningrad, Russia, 13 Jan 1943
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]
Photo(s) dated 18 Jan 1943
Soviet troops of Leningrad and Volkhov Fronts meeting near Leningrad, Russia, 18 Jan 1943
1 Feb 1943

Russia
2 Jan 1944

Photo(s) dated 2 Jan 1944
Soviet troops fighting in Pushkin district of Leningrad, Russia, 2 Jan 1944
21 Jan 1944

Photo(s) dated 21 Jan 1944
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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