“Germany stands for preserving the memory of the horrors of war crimes committed in the Second World War and recognizes its historical responsibility for the crimes committed by the German Wehrmacht in Leningrad,” the department said in a statement.
The German Foreign Ministry indicated that as a sign of reconciliation and memory, the country's authorities are financially supporting the modernization of the hospital in St. Petersburg, where many siege survivors are treated.
At the Piskarevskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, a wreath-laying ceremony is taking place at the Motherland monument on the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense published declassified documents on the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade. Among them are descriptions of military operations, maps with a plan of the Soviet command, a photo report of the work of the artillery of the Baltic Fleet, and award lists for the city’s defenders.