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True or False: After one

million people died of starvation, Leningrad finally surrendered to the Nazis.
True
O False

User Morin
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I think this is false I’m not sure but after doing research I found that Brittanica says this…

“Soviet offensives in early 1943 ruptured the German encirclement and allowed more copious supplies to reach Leningrad along the shores of Lake Ladoga. In January 1944 a successful Soviet offensive drove the Germans westward from the city’s outskirts, ending the siege...”
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False. Leningrad was freed on January 27, 1944. Besides the siege of Leningrad killed around 800,000 civilians. They didn’t surrender and the city was hailed as a symbol of Russian determination and sacrifice.
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