Siege of Leningrad - 1944 | Movietone Moment | 27 January 2023

On this day in 1944, the siege of Leningrad by German forces was finally broken. Here is a British Movietone report showing the damage that was caused by the German forces. The raising of the long and terrible siege of Leningrad was one of the greatest of all Soviet victories. The City suffered ghastly privations and continuous bombardment, but work went on despite everything. Towards the end of 1943 forces under General Vatutin captured Kiev. The people of the city greeted their liberators joyously, for they had suffered torture and massacre by the Germans. Cut story - General pan of city of Leningrad, AA gun in fore. Couple of Russian sailors march through streets, sign indicates that it is dangerous to walk on one side of the road, GV of people walking on one side only. Shot of ships at moorings on the river Neva. Interior shots of workmen welding bows of small craft, shot of craft being launched by crane. GS of it at speed on Neva. Aerial shot of Dnieper, also aerial pan of Kiev. Vatutin wi