Russia Remeber's The Nazi Siege Of Leningrad

St Petersburg Village Transformed Into Warzone As Siege Of Leningrad Re-Enacted By Historians Dressed Up As Red Army And Nazi Soldiers To Mark Battle's 70th Anniversary -- Daily Mail

* More than 400 actors dressed up as Soviet Red Army soldiers and Nazi Germany troops to recreate the battle
* The fight on January 27, 1944, finally forced the lifting of the Nazi's Siege of Leningrad which killed one million
* The re-enactment on the 70th anniversary was part of memorial ceremonies across the city
* It also coincided with the 69th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland

World War II re-enactors today staged the final Siege of Leningrad battle in St Petersburg to mark the 70th anniversary of the fight which ended the Nazi blockade of the city.

More than 400 history fans dressed up as Soviet Red Army soldiers and Nazi Germany troops to recreate the battle which ended one of the world's most deadliest sieges.

The re-enactment took place in the village of Porogki in Leningrad - now known as St Petersburg - in front of hundreds of spectators.

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More News On Russia Remembering The Siege Of Leningrad

Russia marks 70 years since end of Leningrad siege -- RT
Putin Commemorates Siege of Leningrad Victims -- Moscow Times
Putin Pays Respects to Brother, Victims of Leningrad Siege -- RIA Novosti
900 days of siege. They did not surrender -- Voice of Russia
Putin pays tribute to siege of Leningrad victims at Piskarevo cemetery -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
Remembering the liberation of Leningrad 70 years on -- Euronews
70 Years After The Siege Of Leningrad, Russia Looks Back With Horror -- SFGate/Business Insider
Russia remembers Nazi siege of Leningrad -- Deutsche Welle
Leningrad under Siege (Photo Gallery) -- RIA Novosti

My Comment: A good part of my family (on my mother's side) still live in Saint Petersburg .... and every-time I go see them I am always reminded of the 900 day siege. My uncle died during the siege .... and like many who perished in that war his body was never found.