The siege of Leningrad by the German Army during World War II is a tale of heroism, self sacrifice, and endurance on a grand scale. Hitler ordered that the city was to be surrounded and then annihilated as part of the Nazi parties quest of the Soviet Union. Leningrad was singled out for particularly brutal treatment as it was the birth place of Soviet communism. The first German artillery shells fell on the city in early September 1941, signaling the beginning of 3 years of hell for the cities inhabitants. The siege of Leningrad 1941- 1944 tells the military and social story of the city 's fight for survival.

The city of Peter and Lennon; Target Leningrad; The encirclement struggle; Winter agony 1941-42; False dawn; Frustrated hopes; A city besieged 1942-43; Cracking the blockade; 1944 - liberation; Conclusions.