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Question 1:
German forces besieged the city of Leningrad for 900 days, trying to gain control without success. The bravery of the defenders of the city became the symbol of the Soviet struggle against Nazi Germany, but the exact number of Russian casualties is unknown- some estimate that 1.5 million people died, mostly of starvation. Which of these Soviet generals is credited with the defense of Leningrad?
A. Marshal Zhukov
B. Marshal Timoshenko
C. Marshal Shaposhnikov
D. Marshal Tukhachevsky

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