The siege lasted three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad and more than a year longer than the Siege of Leningrad .

The Narva Offensive was a campaign fought Hostile_encounter between the German army detachment `` Narwa '' and the Soviet Leningrad Front for the city of Narva in 24–30 July 1944 .

While the command Control of the Soviet Leningrad Front was unaware of the preparations , they designed Creating the Narva Offensive .

Shock troops from the Finnish front were concentrated Aiming near Narva , giving Giving the Leningrad Front a 4:1 superiority both in manpower and equipment .

The Narva Offensive ( 1–4 March 1944 ) ( Estonian : `` Putki lahing '' ) was an operation conducted Action by the Soviet Leningrad Front .

The Demyansk Pocket ( ; ) was the name given Giving to the pocket of German troops encircled Besieging by the Red Army around Demyansk , south of Leningrad , during World War II on the Eastern Front .

The Leningrad Front seized the capital and took Creating the rest of mainland Estonia by 26 September 1944 .

Operation Polyarnaya Zvezda ( Russian : Операция Полярная звезда , `` Operatsia Polyarnaya Zvezda '' ; English translation : Operation Polar Star ) was an operation Military_operation conducted Action by the Soviet Leningrad , Volkhov and Northwestern Fronts in February and March 1943 .

One was to be carried out Action in the north by the Leningrad and Volkhov Fronts near Mga and one was planned Arranging to be carried out Action further to the south , by the Northwestern Front , near Demyansk .

With the battles in the south near Kharkov and , later , Kursk using Using reinforcements for both sides , the frontline near Leningrad stabilised Cause_change_of_strength until July 1943 .

It called Request for a pincer attack Attack near Leningrad , to build Building on the success of Operation Iskra and completely lift the Siege Besieging of Leningrad , encircling Besieging a substantial part of the German 18th Army .

It called Request for a pincer attack Attack near Leningrad , to build Building on the success of Operation Iskra and completely lift the Siege Besieging of Leningrad , encircling Besieging a substantial part of the German 18th Army .

Operation Iskra ( ) , a Soviet military operation in January 1943 during World War II , aimed Aiming to break the `` Wehrmacht 's '' Siege of Leningrad .

The operation was conducted Action by the Red Army 's Leningrad Front , Volkhov Front , and the Baltic Fleet from 12 to 30 January 1943 with the aim of creating Creating a land connection to Leningrad .

The operation was conducted Action by the Red Army 's Leningrad Front , Volkhov Front , and the Baltic Fleet from 12 to 30 January 1943 with the aim of creating Creating a land connection to Leningrad .

The conflict began Process_start after the Soviets sought to obtain Getting some Finnish territory , demanding Request among other concessions that Finland cede Surrendering substantial border territories in exchange Exchange for land elsewhere , claiming Statement security reasons—primarily the protection of Leningrad , from the Finnish border .