Russian Military Parade Commemorates End Of Siege Of Leningrad
- By Reuters
The Russian Army held a parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Siege of Leningrad, today's St. Petersburg. More than 2,500 troops and 100 vehicles took part in the January 27 event. The 872-day blockade of the city by Nazi Germany ended on January 27, 1944, after claiming hundreds of thousands of lives.
