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Tag : Estonia

1944-09-22Klooga Liberated

Soviet forces liberate Klooga concentration camp. Of the 2400 prisoners who had remained post-evacuation, only 85 were still alive when Soviet troops arrive.

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1944-07-251944-08-10Tannenberg Line

After the Soviet offensive, German troops fell back to prepared defenses in the hills of Sinimaed. German troops held their ground and Stalin's main strategic goal, the quick recovery of Estonia, was not achieved.

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1944-02-021944-07-26Narva Bridgehead

The first stage in the battles for the strategically important Narva Isthmus. After the Red Army captured the town of Narva, German defenders withdrew to prepared positions along the Tannenberg line.

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