Sujet
Siege of Leningrad, January 1943. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Siege of Leningrad, January 1943. Leningrad was encircled and besieged by the Germans from September 8 1941. In January 1943, the city's defenders and troops of the Volkhov Front launched a combined offensive known as Operation Spark. After fierce fighting the two Russian armies were able to link up and establish a land bridge via which Leningrad's starving inhabitants could be supplied. The siege would not be completely broken for another year however.
Date
1943
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B96_102
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,5Mo) / 46,7cm x 26,9cm / 5510 x 3173 (300dpi)