Sinyavino village

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Sinyavino village is a settlement in the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, historically notable as the site of intense World War II battles during the attempts to break the Siege of Leningrad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rural locality
settlement
conflictOccurredAt Sinyavino Offensive (1942) NERFINISHED
Sinyavino Offensive (1943) NERFINISHED
battles to lift the Siege of Leningrad
country Russia
hasHeritage World War II memorials
war graves
hasNameInLanguage Синявино NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Leningrad Front area NERFINISHED
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED
northwestern Russia
locatedNear Lake Ladoga NERFINISHED
city of Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
locatedOn Sinyavino Heights NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Neva River basin NERFINISHED
notableFor World War II battles
attempts to break the Siege of Leningrad
partOf Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Sinyavino Heights area NERFINISHED
partOfAdministrativeDivision Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast NERFINISHED
regionType historical battlefield area
strategicImportance control of approaches to Leningrad
control of land corridor to Lake Ladoga
timePeriodOfMajorEvents 1941–1944
World War II NERFINISHED
transportConnection road links to Saint Petersburg
usedBy German Army NERFINISHED
Soviet Army NERFINISHED

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Sinyavino offensives namedAfter Sinyavino village