1941 ⟶ Estonian Forest Brothers Gain Control, Tartu Conflicts
The Red Army takes up positions on the Emajõgi River line, a...
Year
1941
1944
🇪🇪 Estonian Forest Brothers Gain Control, Tartu Conflicts
The Red Army takes up positions on the Emajõgi River line, allowing Estonian Forest Brothers to take control over Southeastern Estonia, including in most of Tartu, where the NKVD executes 193 prisoners and the Red Army blows up the historical Stone Bridge. German forces arrive at the new line on 12 July and the river will remain the front for several weeks.⟶
EstoniaEastern FrontResistanceSoviet UnionGerman InvasionEmajõgi RiverNKVDWar Crimes
🌲 Estonian Forest Brothers Launch Offensives
Estonian Forest Brothers start offensives against the Red Army in Southern Estonia, several days before the arrival of German forces. This marks the beginning of the Summer War in Estonia.⟶
Eastern FrontEstoniaGuerrilla WarfareResistanceForest BrothersSummer WarMilitaryWorld War II
⚔️ Germans Capture Narva, Further Isolating Soviet Forces in Estonia
📢 Estonian Head of State Calls for Resistance
In a radio broadcast, Jüri Uluots, the acting Head of State of Estonia, calls the Estonian conscripts to hold the Soviet Armed Forces back until a peace treaty with Germany is signed.⟶
EstoniaSoviet UnionGermanyresistanceconscriptionEastern Frontpolitical leadershipWorld War IIBaltic states
🇪🇪 Estonian Government Proclaimed
Jüri Uluots proclaims the Government of Estonia headed by Deputy Prime Minister Otto Tief.⟶
EstoniaGovernment in ExileResistanceOccupationPoliticsEastern FrontSoviet UnionBaltic States
🇪🇪 Estonian Government Forced to Flee
The Government of Estonia prints a few hundred copies of the Riigi Teataja (State Gazette) and is forced to flee under Soviet pressure.⟶
EstoniaSoviet UnionOccupationGovernment in ExileBaltic StatesEastern FrontResistance1944