![]() ![]() ![]() Depicted in this painting is the siege of Tenochtitlán, as Cortés and his Spanish armies clash against Aztec leader Cuauhtémoc and the Mexica in May 1521. Hunger, not enemy fire, was the prime killer. The 872-day siege was the most costly ever: As many as a million civilians died, and nearly as many Soviet troops. German Army Group North, aided by Finnish troops, encircled Leningrad in September and the city held out until January 1944, when Soviet forces freed it. Leningrad 1941–1944, World War IIĪs a major industrial center, Leningrad was a primary target of the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union. Lockhart, professor of military history at Wright State University, picks eight of the most consequential sieges in history, which had far-reaching effects on strategy, ethics, politics, national destiny, and even French cuisine. Significant Sieges: Eight of the Most Consequential Sieges in History Close ![]()
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