Spark

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Spark is the codename used for Operation Iskra, the World War II Soviet military offensive that aimed to break the German siege of Leningrad.

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instanceOf Soviet military offensive
Soviet military offensive
military operation
military operation
alsoKnownAs Operation Iskra NERFINISHED
belligerent Soviet Union
carriedOutBy Red Army NERFINISHED
codenameFor Operation Iskra NERFINISHED
commandedBy Kirill Meretskov NERFINISHED
Leonid Govorov NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
World War II
country Soviet Union
endTime 1943-01-30
frontInvolved Leningrad Front NERFINISHED
Volkhov Front NERFINISHED
location Leningrad Front NERFINISHED
Volkhov Front NERFINISHED
near Leningrad
objective break the German siege of Leningrad
restore land connection to Leningrad
opponent Army Group North NERFINISHED
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED
Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED
result Soviet victory
partial lifting of the siege of Leningrad
startTime 1943-01-12
strategicSignificance reduced the effectiveness of the German blockade of Leningrad
reopened a narrow land corridor to Leningrad
theater Northern sector of the Eastern Front
year 1943

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