22 Nov 1929
Russia
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
Russia
1 Aug 1934
Russia
Russia
31 Dec 1934
Russia
Russia
12 Feb 1935
Russia
Russia
26 Jun 1941
Russia
Russia
- Aircraft of the German Luftwaffe began to bomb Leningrad, Russia. ww2dbase [Operation Barbarossa | Leningrad | TH, CPC]
13 Sep 1941
Russia
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
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
Russia
- 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]
23 Dec 1941
Russia
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]
18 Jan 1943
Russia
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]
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