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title: Leningrad Air Raid Shelter
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20268/leningrad-air-raid-shelter/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-03-26
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# Leningrad Air Raid Shelter
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20268.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of civilians in an air raid shelter during the [Siege of Leningrad](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2680/siege-of-leningrad/) (Saint Petersburg) during [Operation Barbarossa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Operation_Barbarossa/), the invasion of the USSR launched by the leader of Nazi Germany [Adolf Hitler](https://www.worldhistory.org/Adolf_Hitler/) (1889-1945) in the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). The siege, more accurately described as a blockade, lasted from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944. (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, March 26). Leningrad Air Raid Shelter. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Leningrad Air Raid Shelter." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 26, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Leningrad Air Raid Shelter." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Mar 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205084192) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 March 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.