The push for Leningrad 1941pt 2

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The push for Leningrad 1941pt 2

Post by nevermore » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:49 am

The push for Leningrad 1941pt 2

Great day out at the Derby show lots of takers in the Beersheba game, place was friendly, and was really nice to meet up with some of the nick names on the forums, really enjoyed it and will post the photos of the Derby show up next week.

Russian front gamed at the club, 20mm scale, more photos in the gallery at http://www.victorian-steel.com/,



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The Leningrad Front was first formed on August 27, 1941, by dividing the Northern Front into the Leningrad Front and Karelian Front, during the German approach on Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).

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The front was immediately given the task of containing the German drive towards Leningrad, and to defend it from the approaching Army Group North. By September 1941, German forces to the south were effectively stopped on the outskirts of Leningrad, initiating the two and a half year long Siege of Leningrad.

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Although Finnish forces to the north stopped at the old Finnish-Soviet border, the Leningrad front suffered severe losses in the ensuing Continuation War. From September 8, soldiers of the front were forced to conduct operations under the conditions of a blockade, with very little supply. Some supplies did reach the city however via the lake Road of Life.

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Scenery by G.W.S.
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