German evacuation of Tallinn (1944)
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The German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) was a World War II operation in which German forces and collaborators withdrew by sea from the Estonian capital ahead of the advancing Soviet Army.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
ⓘ
military evacuation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Reichskommissariat Ostland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | German military leadership in Army Group North ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Estonian World War II historiography
ⓘ
German World War II operational records ⓘ Soviet military histories ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-09-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soviet re-occupation of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | German occupation of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
avoid encirclement by Soviet forces
ⓘ
withdraw German forces from Tallinn ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Soviet Tallinn offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet advance in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
loss of German control over Estonian capital
ⓘ
strengthening of Soviet position in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| location |
Estonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | evacuation by sea ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Baltic Sea theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfOperation |
organized withdrawal
ⓘ
strategic retreat ⓘ |
| opponent |
Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Baltic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ German civilian administration in Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ local collaborators ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic offensive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ German retreat from the Baltic states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Narva (1944)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evacuation of Tallinn (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Baltic offensive (1944) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German withdrawal from Tallinn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet capture of Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-09-19 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | preservation of German forces in the Baltic region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | September 1944 ⓘ |
| uses | Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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