Siege of Leningrad
What went down during the 900-day siege?
4.4 (36)
61 mins
Discover the harrowing events of the Siege of Leningrad during WWII. Explore how Leningrad was encircled by German forces for nearly 900 days, leading to extreme starvation and suffering, and how, despite immense loss, the city never surrendered.
Ep 1:
A City Marked for Death
A five-year-old's brush with horror opens the story of Leningrad—872 days, three million trapped souls, and a city Hitler swore would never survive.
Ep 2:
Hitler's Ring Tightens
Hitler's obsession with erasing the 'cradle of Bolshevism' collides with military reality as German forces encircle Leningrad and volunteers rush to defend a doomed city.
Ep 3:
Bread of Sawdust and Ash
As bread shrinks to two black slices a day, starvation strips away civilization itself—revealing both monstrous cruelty and stubborn flickers of human decency.
Ep 4:
Trucks Across the Ice
Across a frozen, shell-torn lake, trucks and 'White Angels' risk death to smuggle a lifeline into a starving city that refuses to surrender.
Ep 5:
Blood in the Swamps
Desperate Soviet offensives drown in swamp and blood, yet each costly failure quietly derails Hitler's plan to finally storm Leningrad.
Ep 6:
The Spark That Broke the Ring
A daring January assault finally cracks the German stranglehold, but joy is tempered—the corridor is thin, and the terror far from finished.
Ep 7:
Silence After 872 Days
Liberation finally arrives after 872 brutal days, leaving historians to tally staggering losses, vanished treasures, and a city forever transformed.
Discussions (5)
Faron
Level 6 · 4 mo agoI‘d say you nailed the facts about Mannerheim. Looked it up and if the Finns had actually closed the ring from the north the city would have 100% fallen.
Cody
Level 4 · 4 mo agoComplaining about the price of ribeye feels ridiculous after hearing about carpenter glue soup.
Dash
Level 3 · 4 mo agovlasov switched sides lmao
