1941 ⟶ Estonian Forest Brothers Launch Offensives
Estonian Forest Brothers start offensives against the Red Ar...
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1941
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🌲 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
🇪🇪 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
🇬🇷 Greek Resistance Begins
The Greek People's Liberation Army makes its first appearance at Domnista, where Aris Velouchiotis proclaims the start of armed resistance against the Axis.⟶
ResistanceGreeceAxis OccupationGuerrilla WarfareWorld War IIEastern Front
🇪🇪 Estonian Prime Minister Supports Mobilization
In a radio interview, the last Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Uluots, as acting Head of State, supports mobilisation.⟶
EstoniaMobilizationEastern FrontSoviet OccupationResistanceBaltic States
🇪🇪 Estonian Government Appeals for Independence & Mass Exodus
The Government of Estonia seizes the government buildings of Toompea from the German forces and appeals to the Soviet Union for the independence of Estonia. The Soviet advance sparks a major Estonian civil evacuation abroad, with ca. 80,000 people (7% of the pre-war population), including almost the entire Coastal Swedish minority, fleeing mostly over the Baltic Sea to Sweden.⟶
Eastern FrontEstoniaSoviet UnionOccupationEvacuationBaltic StatesCivilian DisplacementWorld War II
📢 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