<b>"The Soviet Verdun" : Defenders of Leningrad.</b><br>Leningrad, which has been likened to Verdun through its indomitable resistance against the German siege, has since September 1941 withstood the the enemy's worst. Every inhabitant has a war job, and all undergo military training, turning the City into a formidable and hard-hitting garrison. Photo shows a Red Army unit taking up a new firing position on the Leningrad front.<br><br>USSR Official Photograph NO.RR.930 issued by the Ministry of Information.
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Åhlén &amp; Åkerlund via IMS Vintage Photos