Leningrad 1941–44An in depth study of the siege of Leningrad with particular emphasis on the garrison's defences. Hitler's protracted siege of Leningrad resulted in one of the most brutal campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II. The German Army Group North was able to isolate the city and its garrison for a period of 900 days, during which an estimated 1. 5 million Soviets died from combat, disease, and starvation. For over two years, German forces pounded