Remembering The Siege Of Leningrad That Ended 75 Years Ago

Daily Mail: World War II guns fire a salute in the snow as Russia marks 75 years since Soviet troops ended the 872-day siege of Leningrad in which a million died of hunger, disease and Nazi shelling

* Some 2,500 Russian soldiers paraded with WWII tanks and modern military hardware in St Petersburg today
* The city - then known as Leningrad - was besieged by Nazi invaders from 1941 until its liberation in early 1944
* Around a million people including Russian President Vladimir Putin's brother died during the horrific siege

World War II guns fired a salute in Russia tonight as the country marked 75 years since the siege of Leningrad in which a million people died.

Some 2,500 Russian soldiers paraded with tanks and modern military hardware in the streets of St Petersburg - once known as Leningrad - in a show of Moscow's military might today.

Modern heavy weaponry trundled past the city's Hermitage Museum alongside the T-34 battle tank credited with defeating Hitler's invaders as crowds watched the parade in falling snow and 12F (-11C) temperatures.

Vladimir Putin - whose brother died in the siege - hailed St Petersburg as an 'impregnable city' and called the Nazi siege a 'crime against humanity' as he visited a memorial nearby.

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