On January 18 at 16:00, a photo exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the Siege of Leningrad will open at the Russian House in New Delhi. On the same day, the cultural center will host a seminar on India's participation in World War II.
In September 1941, during the Great Patriotic War, Leningrad was besieged by German and Finnish troops and their allies. The blockade lasted 872 days, about 1 million people died, including more than 600 thousand from starvation.
In early January 1943, the Soviet 67th Army of the Leningrad Front and the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front went on the offensive against enemy positions from the east and west. By January 13, the distance between the armies was reduced to 5-6 kilometers, and on January 14 - to two kilometers.
On January 18, the troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts united. A corridor 8-11 kilometers wide, cut along the shore of Lake Ladoga, restored the land connection of Leningrad with the rest of the territory of the USSR.
During the war, Indian servicemen provided great assistance to the Red Army in the fight against Nazism. In particular, senior non-commissioned officer Narayan Rao Nikkama and Sergeant Garjendra Singh were awarded the Orders of the Red Star to the soldiers of the automobile company of the logistics corps of the Royal Land Forces.
#RussianHouse #WWII #Leningrad #India #blockade
In September 1941, during the Great Patriotic War, Leningrad was besieged by German and Finnish troops and their allies. The blockade lasted 872 days, about 1 million people died, including more than 600 thousand from starvation.
In early January 1943, the Soviet 67th Army of the Leningrad Front and the 2nd Shock Army of the Volkhov Front went on the offensive against enemy positions from the east and west. By January 13, the distance between the armies was reduced to 5-6 kilometers, and on January 14 - to two kilometers.
On January 18, the troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts united. A corridor 8-11 kilometers wide, cut along the shore of Lake Ladoga, restored the land connection of Leningrad with the rest of the territory of the USSR.
During the war, Indian servicemen provided great assistance to the Red Army in the fight against Nazism. In particular, senior non-commissioned officer Narayan Rao Nikkama and Sergeant Garjendra Singh were awarded the Orders of the Red Star to the soldiers of the automobile company of the logistics corps of the Royal Land Forces.
#RussianHouse #WWII #Leningrad #India #blockade