Siege of Leningrad lifted
Title
Siege of Leningrad lifted
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Article headlines: Siege of Leningrad lifted, Schlüsselburg captured after 7-day battle, fighting in the streets of Kamensk, rout of 4 German divisions.
Date
1943-01-19
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One newspaper cutting mounted on a scrapbook page
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SValentineJRM1251404v10052
Transcription
THE TIMES TUESDAY JANUARY 19 1943
SIEGE OF LENINGRAD LIFTED
SCHLÜSSELBURG CAPTURED AFTER 7-DAY BATTLE
FIGHTING IN STREETS OF KAMENSK
ROUT OF FOUR GERMAN DIVISIONS
After seven days’ heavy fighting the Russians have captured Schlüsselburg and raised the siege of Leningrad.
A special announcement issued in Moscow last night stated that the troops of the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts joined forces yesterday. Several large fortified places have been captured.
On the south-western front Russian forces advancing after the capture of Millerovo have crossed the northern Donetz and taken the railway station of Kamensk. Fighting is now in progress inside the town.
SIEGE OF LENINGRAD LIFTED
SCHLÜSSELBURG CAPTURED AFTER 7-DAY BATTLE
FIGHTING IN STREETS OF KAMENSK
ROUT OF FOUR GERMAN DIVISIONS
After seven days’ heavy fighting the Russians have captured Schlüsselburg and raised the siege of Leningrad.
A special announcement issued in Moscow last night stated that the troops of the Volkhov and Leningrad fronts joined forces yesterday. Several large fortified places have been captured.
On the south-western front Russian forces advancing after the capture of Millerovo have crossed the northern Donetz and taken the railway station of Kamensk. Fighting is now in progress inside the town.
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“Siege of Leningrad lifted,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 7, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/21992.
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