
Title: That monument "Izorski's break" on "Nevski
"pjatachok". It was a place on Neva river where Soviet troops were
trying to break the siege and connect with the Soviet army.
Short Info: Leningrad was awarded an order of "The Hero of the Soviet
Union" for the city defence under siege of German troops in 1941-1944. The
siege lasted 900 days. About 1.000.000 were killed, mostly civillians.People
were evacuated across the iced surface of Ladoga lake when Greman troops
surrounded the city.
Key words: WWII, Leningrad, siege, City-Hero, memorial, Izorski
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