1, the Soviet defense work is indestructible.
The 54th Army of the Soviet Union occupied Volkhov and Mga, and the Germans had to divide their forces to guard against the 54th Army. There is a wide lake Ladoga in the north of Leningrad, and the Soviet army controls an important passage to Leningrad. Soviet troops can cross Lake Ladoga to transport supplies and reinforcements to Leningrad.
Leningrad has its own Baltic fleet, with 2 battleships, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyer pilot ships and 19 ship by ship, 48 torpedo boats and 69 small boats, 656 planes, several coastal defense corps and air defense corps, and armed Soviet soldiers and militia are ready to fight at any time. There are trenches and bunkers everywhere, and the fighting capacity is very strong. The naval guns of the fleet played a great role. The Germans could not get close to and surround the city.
2. The Road to Life in Lake Ladoga
Land traffic is cut off, air transport is a suicide route, and all planes will be attacked by the Germans. The only possibility is to transport it through Lake Ladoga. The maximum ice surface in shallow water can reach 10 meter, but the ice surface still breaks after the truck passes by, and people and cars may fall into the lake.
But people starve to death in Leningrad every day, and it is out of control. The first ice transportation line was opened, and the team tried their best to transport materials. The truck came, but many drivers died on the road, either because of the German air raid or because the ice broke. It took 10 days to transport 800 tons of flour. By April of 1942, there was a grain reserve of 12 days, and this icy road was called the road of life.
3. The indomitable spirit of Leningrad soldiers and civilians.
Although Leningrad was surrounded by the Germans, it had previously stored a large amount of materials. German air strikes, grain depots are bombed, a lot of food is swallowed up by fire, and hunger will be swallowed up at any time. Coupled with the fall of Tikhven, it is impossible to transport supplies by land, but only by airdrop and Lake Ladoga.
The Germans bombed and shelled day and night, trying to surround the city. According to different positions, each person only gets 125 ~ 500 grams of grain every day, and can't fill his stomach.
Countless people starved to death in this city. However, people are still resisting death and stubbornly living. The theater is still performing at night and full, the library is still being studied, and the school is still attending classes on time. Surprisingly, a concert was held and the Leningrad symphony was played. In fact, there were only 15 people left in the orchestra, and many players died, so the frontline headquarters sent people to every position to find people who could play, and finally they gathered here. When melodious music came from the city, everyone was moved by it, and Leningrad was still full of vitality.
In order to prevent the Germans from interfering with the performance, the Soviet army shelled the enemy. The Germans can't understand why the Russians still have the strength to fight back.
The Soviet army killed 332,059 people, 24,324 people died in non-combat and11142 people were missing. In the battle 16470, civilians died, and 64.2 million people starved to death. In this battle, more than 165438+ ten thousand people died.
The success of Leningrad depends on the full preparation of the Soviet Union and the indomitable spirit of Soviet soldiers and civilians. Countless war heroes struggled with death, with the Germans, and with the city.