Battle of Leningrad - Leningrad Kobosen

Japanese: レニングラード攻防戦 - レニングラードこうぼうせん
Battle of Leningrad - Leningrad Kobosen
One of the fiercest battles for cities during the German-Soviet War in World War II. The German army adopted a strategy of completely surrounding Leningrad, the second largest city in the Soviet Union in terms of political, strategic and economic importance, and starving it out. As a result, more than 3 million civilians were caught up in the war. First, land transportation was cut off in mid-September 1941, and by early November, sea transportation across the neighboring Lake Ladoga was also cut off, resulting in a complete encirclement. That year, an unusually cold wave hit the city, and the civilians were left in dire straits due to cold, hunger and disease, with 20,000 people dying in a single day.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
第2次世界大戦の独ソ戦中の都市をめぐる激戦の一つ。ドイツ軍は,政治,戦略および経済上重要なソ連第2の都市レニングラードを完全に包囲して,兵糧攻めにして攻略する作戦方針をとった。このため300万人以上といわれる市民が戦争に巻き込まれることになる。1941年9月中旬まず陸上交通が遮断され,11月上旬には隣接するラドガ湖の海上交通も遮断され完全包囲となる。この年は例年にない寒波が襲い,市民は寒気と飢餓,病気によって悲惨な状況下におかれ,1日に2万人が死亡したこともある。

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