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

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Caption     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 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Leningrad, Russia
Date 1 Dec 1941
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Source    ww2dbaseRussian International News Agency via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   907
 
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Photos on Same Day 1 Dec 1941
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 3,000 x 2,178 pixels



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