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)
Sinyavino Offensive (1943)
battles to lift the Siege of Leningrad
country Russia
hasHeritage World War II memorials
war graves
hasNameInLanguage Синявино
historicalRegion Leningrad Front area
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Leningrad Oblast
northwestern Russia
locatedNear Lake Ladoga
city of Saint Petersburg
linked to: St. Petersburg
locatedOn Sinyavino Heights
nearbyWaterBody Neva River basin
linked to: Neva River
notableFor World War II battles
attempts to break the Siege of Leningrad
partOf Russian Federation
linked to: Russia

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

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Sinyavino offensives namedAfter Sinyavino village