OPERATION ISKRA
How was the Siege of Leningrad finally broken?
4.4 (14)
48 mins
Discover Operation Iskra, the Soviet offensive to break the Siege of Leningrad in 1943. Explore how, after months of starvation and isolation, Red Army forces carved out a narrow land corridor. It marked the beginning of the end of one of World War II’s deadliest sieges.
Ep 1:
The Spark Before the Storm
As Leningrad starves under siege, Soviet commanders secretly prepare a desperate winter offensive to shatter Germany's 'impassable fortress' and save a dying city.
Ep 2:
Blood on the Neva Ice
At 9:30 AM, 4,500 guns roar and soldiers charge across the frozen Neva under machine-gun fire, fighting house by house through a fortified power plant.
Discussions (5)
Tom
Level 3 · 4 mo agoYou keep saying 600,000 civilians died but actual historical records put the death toll way past a million. The Soviets just hid the real numbers.
Kathleen
Level 2 · 4 mo agoYea it was over 1M dead 😭
Casey
Level 4 · 4 mo agoSpot on about the Neva river ice. 70 centimeters of ice will absolutely not hold a 30 ton tank.
