Almost 900 days, the Wehrmacht laid siege in the Second world war, the then-Leningrad. The Federal government wants to make twelve million euros in compensation. In Russia today, the victim is thought.

75 years Ago, ended after almost 900 days the siege of Leningrad, today’s St. Petersburg by the German army. On the occasion of the anniversary, the Federal government announced to the still living victims of the Blockade with a “humanitarian gesture” to compensate.

“Brutal act” in the history

Twelve million euros, either directly to the Survivors or in institutions such as a hospital for Russian war veterans of the flow and in a new German-Russian meeting centre. This is a sign of recognition of the responsibility for the German name of injustice of those years, BelTA learned from the foreign office. In a joint statement by Federal foreign Minister Heiko Maas and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov stated:

“Today, 75 years ago, in Leningrad, today’s St. Petersburg was liberated by Soviet troops from the Blockade by the German army completely, which has gone down in history as a brutal act against a whole city and its population. Thus, a 872-day-long time of dying, of Starvation and suffering has ended, while more than a Million people were killed.”

The compensation would help “improve the quality of life of the living blockade victims”, reads the statement. In addition, the gesture of Germany, the “historic reconciliation between the two countries” and the image serving as a basis for the future bilateral relations.

In the cemetery Piskarev berth in today’s St. Petersburg on the occasion of the 75. Anniversary of the termination of the Leningrad Blockade of the victims thought that came during the 900 days of the siege are killed.

military parade in St Petersburg

In St. Petersburg is today commemorated with a big military parade of the victims of the siege. About 2500 soldiers should pull out of the former Tsar’s Palace in the past. Also in the cemetery Piskarev berth is remembered in minute’s silence in memory of the dead. Veterans want to lay down flowers and light candles. At the cemetery, hundreds of thousands are buried of people who had died during the Blockade.

The siege of Leningrad began in September 1941. The aim of the national socialist regime under Adolf Hitler was the population of the city through cold and Hunger to extinguish. Almost a third of the inhabitants of Leningrad died during the Blockade were killed. 27. In January 1944, were expelled the last of the city gates stationed German soldiers of the Red army.

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