The Siege of Leningrad

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(1) The siege of Leningrad  |  900 Days of Solitude. Economist, Aug 27, 2011.
http://www.economist.com/node/21526778
(book review on Anna Reid, Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-44. Walker & Co, 2011)

Note:
(a) The article mentioned "the delayed evacuation of Tallinn, which led to the worst-ever Soviet naval disaster, with 65 ships sunk."

(i) Bombing of Tallinn in World War II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tallinn_in_World_War_II
(section 1 Luftwaffe raids in 1941)
(ii) Baltic Sea campaigns (1939–1945)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea_Campaigns_(1939-1945)
(section 2.2 Operations in 1941)

(b) drumroll (n): "a roll on a drum or its sound"

* roll (n): "a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum"

www.m-w.com
(c) Lake Ladoga is a huge lake to the east of Stalingrad, now known as St Petersburg.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga


(2) Joshua Rubenstein, A City That Survived; The Nazi siege of Leningrad led to 900 days of hell.
Wall Street Journal, Aug 27, 2011.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903999904576470533082161382.html

Note: Wehrmacht
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht


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