End of the Battle of Leningrad
August 9 · Level 3 · #1605 of 2238
This remembrance day marks the end of the Battle of Leningrad in 1944. It honours the military personnel and civilians who defended the city, endured the siege and lost their lives during one of the war's most devastating struggles.
How it is celebrated: people lay flowers at memorials, while museums organise talks and guided visits. Remembrance events draw on eyewitness accounts and family histories to connect the wider battle with individual lives.
The end of the battle was not the same event as the lifting of the siege. The siege ended on 27 January 1944; the battle's endpoint is dated to 9 August.