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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military offensive ⓘ
Soviet military offensive ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Operation Iskra ⓘ
belligerent Soviet Union ⓘ
carriedOutBy Red Army ⓘ
codenameFor Operation Iskra ⓘ
commandedBy Kirill Meretskov ⓘ
Leonid Govorov NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
endTime 1943-01-30 ⓘ
frontInvolved Leningrad Front ⓘ
Volkhov Front ⓘ
location Leningrad Front ⓘ
Volkhov Front ⓘ
near Leningrad ⓘ
objective break the German siege of Leningrad ⓘ
restore land connection to Leningrad ⓘ
opponent Army Group North ⓘ
opposedBy Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
Eastern Front of World War II ⓘ
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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