Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest

Target entity: Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest
Context triple: [18th Army (Wehrmacht), roleInSiegeOfLeningrad, Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest]

• A. Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
  The Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) was a major World War II battle in which Axis forces besieged and eventually captured the heavily fortified Soviet Black Sea port city after months of intense fighting and bombardment.
• B. Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
  The Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive was a major Red Army campaign during the Winter War (1939–1940) aimed at breaking through Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus and forcing Finland to cede territory to the Soviet Union.
• C. Siege of Moscow
  The Siege of Moscow was a major military confrontation during Russia’s Time of Troubles in which foreign and domestic forces attempted to seize control of the capital amid dynastic crisis and civil war.
• D. Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
  The Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation against Finland that aimed to push Finnish forces back, capture key territories in Karelia, and force Finland out of World War II.
• E. Brest blockade
  The Brest blockade was a prolonged British naval containment of the French fleet at the port of Brest during the 18th-century wars, aimed at preventing it from challenging British control of the seas.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest
Target entity description: The Encirclement of Leningrad from the south and southwest was a key phase of the German siege in World War II, in which Axis forces cut off the city’s land connections and contributed to one of history’s longest and deadliest blockades.

• A. Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
  The Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) was a major World War II battle in which Axis forces besieged and eventually captured the heavily fortified Soviet Black Sea port city after months of intense fighting and bombardment.
• B. Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive
  The Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive was a major Red Army campaign during the Winter War (1939–1940) aimed at breaking through Finnish defenses on the Karelian Isthmus and forcing Finland to cede territory to the Soviet Union.
• C. Siege of Moscow
  The Siege of Moscow was a major military confrontation during Russia’s Time of Troubles in which foreign and domestic forces attempted to seize control of the capital amid dynastic crisis and civil war.
• D. Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
  The Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive was a major 1944 Red Army operation against Finland that aimed to push Finnish forces back, capture key territories in Karelia, and force Finland out of World War II.
• E. Brest blockade
  The Brest blockade was a prolonged British naval containment of the French fleet at the port of Brest during the 18th-century wars, aimed at preventing it from challenging British control of the seas.
• F. None of above. chosen