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An October 1942 photograph showing civilians collecting the dead during the Siege of Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the USSR launched by the leader of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) in the Second World War (1939-45). The siege, more accurately described as a blockade, lasted from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944.
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Kudoyarov, R. N. a. i. #. /. B. (2025, March 26). Collecting the Dead, Leningrad. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20271/collecting-the-dead-leningrad/
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Kudoyarov, RIA Novosti archive, image #216 / Boris. "Collecting the Dead, Leningrad." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 26, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20271/collecting-the-dead-leningrad/.
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Kudoyarov, RIA Novosti archive, image #216 / Boris. "Collecting the Dead, Leningrad." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Mar 2025. Web. 01 Apr 2025.
