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In this film, we take a look at the German perspective on one of the most brutal and devastating campaigns of World War II – the Battle of Leningrad. Learn how German military and historical sources described the siege that lasted 872 days and cost hundreds of thousands of lives. What were the Wehrmacht commanders planning? How was Soviet resistance and conditions in the besieged city perceived? Learn about the events from the perspective of a side that had hoped for a quick victory but encountered one of the greatest tragedies in history. #history #historicalpodcast ???? SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: / @beczka.prochu ????PATRONITE: https://patronite.pl/beczkaprochu ☕ BUY US A COFFEE: https://buycoffee.to/beczkaprochu ???? FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... ❤ INSTAGRAM: / beczka.prochu ✉︎ CONTACT: [email protected] Bibliography D. Glantz, The Siege of Leningrad 1941–44: 900 Days of Terror, Osceola 2001 D. Hurt, W. Lubbeck, At Leningrad's Gates. The Story of a Soldier with Army Group North, Philadelphia 2006. HE Salisbury, The 900 Days. The Siege of Leningrad, London 1969. Music: Minor With Cricket by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 00:00 Intro 02:14 Memories of the approach to Leningrad in 1941 07:28 Winter of 1941 in Leningrad 16:06 Threats lurking for soldiers 19:30 Everyday life on the outskirts of Leningrad 30:18 Conclusion Battle of Leningrad, German soldiers, World War II, Leningrad, War stories, Soldiers' stories, German army, History of Leningrad, War on the Eastern Front, Battle reports, Wehrmacht soldiers, Armed conflicts, Soldiers' experiences, Documentary war film, Military strategy, Eastern Front, German commanders, Soldiers' life, Survival in Leningrad, Description of battles, Historical accounts, film narration pl, narration pl, historical film, PL narrator