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On September 8, 1941, the Germans invaded Russia and the siege began.
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The Siege of Leningrad lasted almost two and one-half years.
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They ran out of oil for heat. By winter, the pipes froze and it cut off their water supply.
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Since the Earth was frozen, they couldnt burry the bodies so they started stacking them in streets, parks, and other areas where there was room.
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Their food supply was cut and thousands of people died from starvation. All they had to eat was stail bread.
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Several hundred thousand people were evacuated from the city across Lake Ladoga.
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By January 1944, the Red Army had pushed the German army beyond Leningrad. The siege lasted 900 days.
