German troops encircle Leningrad, trapping civilians inside the besieged city during WWII. With supplies cut off, nearly a million civilians die, mostly from starvation, during the months-long siege.
One of modern history's most harrowing stories, the Siege of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) is one of the deadliest blockades of a city in human history. German troops encircled the city two and a half months into the invasion of the Soviet Union at the height of the war, trapping everyone inside with no food, no resources, and no escape. Nearly a million civilians died - mostly from starvation.—Nellie Andreeva