ww2 l7 Flashcards
1
Q
reasons for the siege of leningrad
A
base of russia’s baltic fleet and had more than 600 factories
2
Q
experiences of civilians at leningrad
A
hitler intended to starve the city to death;
rations down to 250g bread per worker and 125 for everyone else
winter 1941-1942 100k died/month siege lasted 900 days, 800k civillians died