1944Red Army Takes Tallinn

The Red Army takes Tallinn, the first Baltic harbour outside...
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🚢 Fall of Tallinn and Soviet Evacuation Casualties

German forces with the help of Estonian volunteers take Tallinn from the Soviets. The Soviet evacuation from the city inflicts heavy casualties with more than 12,000 dead and dozens of ships sunk in Finnish and German mine fields in the Gulf of Finland. The remaining Soviet forces in Estonia retreat to the West Estonian archipelago.
Fall of Tallinn and Soviet Evacuation Casualties (1941)
Eastern FrontEstoniaTallinnBaltic SeaSoviet UnionGermanyNaval BattleCasualtiesMilitary Operation

🇷🇺 Red Army Takes Dnipropetrovsk

The Red Army takes Dnipropetrovsk.
Red ArmyDnipropetrovskEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary VictoryWorld War II

⚓ Red Army Takes Tallinn

The Red Army takes Tallinn, the first Baltic harbour outside the minefields of the Gulf of Finland.
Red Army Takes Tallinn (1944)
Eastern FrontEstoniaSoviet UnionBaltic SeaTallinnOccupationNaval OperationsWorld War II

🇪🇪 Red Army Advances Towards the Baltics

Red Army troops push westward toward the Baltic countries.
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionBaltic StatesOffensiveTerritorial GainsWorld War IILiberation

🇵🇱 Red Army in Poland

The Red Army is well into Poland at this time.
Eastern FrontPolandSoviet UnionOccupationMilitary CampaignWorld War IILiberationAdvance

🇷🇺 Lithuania Occupied by Red Army

The Red Army completes the occupation of Lithuania.
Lithuania Occupied by Red Army (1945)
OccupationLithuaniaRed ArmyEastern FrontSoviet UnionBaltic StatesMilitaryWorld War II