Moonsund Landing Operation

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The Moonsund Landing Operation was a World War II Soviet amphibious assault aimed at capturing the Moonsund archipelago from German forces in the Baltic Sea.

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Moonsund Landing Operation canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
alsoKnownAs Operation Albion
surface form: Moonsund Operation

Moonsund amphibious operation
belligerent Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
campaign Baltic Offensive
surface form: Soviet Baltic campaign of 1944
conflict World War II
country Soviet Union
endDate 1944-11-24
followedBy consolidation of Soviet control over Estonian islands
front Leningrad Front (Soviet Union)
surface form: Leningrad Front
geopoliticalContext liberation of Baltic territories from German occupation
historicalEra 20th century
involvedForce German Army
Kriegsmarine
Red Army
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union)
surface form: Soviet Baltic Fleet
location Baltic Sea
Estonia
Moonsund Archipelago
surface form: Moonsund archipelago
militaryBranchInvolved German Navy
Red Army
surface form: Soviet Army

Soviet Navy
notableFeature combined land-sea operations in confined archipelago waters
large-scale use of Soviet naval infantry
objective capture the Moonsund archipelago from German forces
opponent German forces
opposedBy German coastal defense forces
German garrisons on Baltic islands
partOf Baltic Offensive
Eastern Front of World War II
precededBy Soviet capture of mainland Estonian coast in 1944
region Northern Europe
result Soviet victory
startDate 1944-09-29
strategicImportance control of sea routes in the eastern Baltic Sea
securing the left flank of Soviet forces in the Baltic region
target Hiiumaa
Muhu
Saaremaa
smaller islands of the Moonsund archipelago
theater World War II in the Baltic Sea
surface form: Baltic Sea theater of World War II
timePeriod November 1944
October 1944
September 1944
typeOfOperation amphibious assault
landing operation
year 1944

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Baltic offensive (1944) subOperation Moonsund Landing Operation
Baltic Offensive subOperation Moonsund Landing Operation
Tallinn offensive (1944) followedBy Moonsund Landing Operation