No, this actually has nothing to do with my ongoing timeline. However, I have noticed that since I've been on this board, I don't think this subject has really ever been looked at, which I find odd, because it seems like an interesting divergence.
Siege of Leningrad
So, say Operation Barbarossa goes off as it did IOTL, how plausible would it be for the Nazis to prevail in the Siege of Leningrad, either by the winter of 1941, or failing that, the Winter of 1942? The strategic position for the Soviets was at its absolute worst from November 1941 to February 1942. During this period, bread ration for civilians was 125 grams per day, oftened stretched with sawdust to ease the gnaw of hunger. During the first few weeks of January, 1942, there was no bread ration available for anyone but military personel and vital workers.
If no relief reaches Leningrad, then the city could fairly easily fall. Now, I don't know enough about the situation to know if the Germans could sufficiently strangle the city long enough for the city to collapse under starvation and disease.
Siege of Leningrad
So, say Operation Barbarossa goes off as it did IOTL, how plausible would it be for the Nazis to prevail in the Siege of Leningrad, either by the winter of 1941, or failing that, the Winter of 1942? The strategic position for the Soviets was at its absolute worst from November 1941 to February 1942. During this period, bread ration for civilians was 125 grams per day, oftened stretched with sawdust to ease the gnaw of hunger. During the first few weeks of January, 1942, there was no bread ration available for anyone but military personel and vital workers.
If no relief reaches Leningrad, then the city could fairly easily fall. Now, I don't know enough about the situation to know if the Germans could sufficiently strangle the city long enough for the city to collapse under starvation and disease.