The Pilot, newspaper of the Baltic fleet airforces 28. January 1944 Blockade Breakthrough!

The Pilot, newspaper of the Baltic fleet airforces 28. January 1944 Ежедневная газета Военно-Воздушных Сил Краснознаменного Балтийского Флота "Летчик Балтики" . 4 pages

Blockade Breakthrough! Order to the troops of the Leningrad Front. Comrades of the Red Army, sergeants, and officers of the troops of the Leningrad Front! Sailors of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet! Working people in the city of Lenin! As a result of 12 days of intense fighting, the troops of the Leningrad Front broke through and overcame the strongly strengthened, deeply layered German defense line on the entire front near Leningrad, engaged the most important strong points of the enemy near Leningrad and liberated the cities of Krasnoe Selo, Ropsha, Uritsk, Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Mga, Ulyanovka, Gatchina and others, and more than 700 villages and drove the enemy from Leningrad on the entire front for 65-100 km. The offensive of our troops continues. During the offensive, our troops defeated the fascist troops that besieged Leningrad and captured large trophies. As a result of the battles, the city of Leningrad was completely liberated from the enemy blockade and from barbaric artillery shelling of the city of Leningrad. In commemoration of the victory and in honor of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the enemy blockade, today, January 27, at 20:00, Lenin's city salutes the glorious troops of the Leningrad Front with 24 artillery salute shots of 324 guns. For excellent military operations, I thank all the troops of the front and the sailors of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet who participated in the battles for the liberation of Leningrad from the blockade. Citizens of Leningrad! Courageous and persistent Leningraders! Together with the troops of the Leningrad Front, you defended our hometown. With their heroic work and all the difficulties during the period of the blockade, they forged the weapon of victory over the enemy, giving all their strength to the cause of Victory. On behalf of the troops of the Leningrad Front, I congratulate you on a day of the Great Victory near Leningrad! Glory to the soldiers of the Leningrad Front! Glory to the working people of the city of Lenin! Glory to the heroes who fell in the battles for the city of Lenin, for the freedom and independence of our country! Under the leadership of the Supreme Commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Great Stalin, forward, for the complete expulsion of German monsters from our land, the death to the German invaders! Commander of the troops of the Leningrad Front, Army General Govorov.Member of the Military Council, Lieutenant General Zhdanov.Member of the Military Council, Major General Soloviev.Member of the Military Council, Lieutenant General Kuznetsov