Tallinn disaster
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The Tallinn disaster refers to the catastrophic Soviet naval evacuation from Tallinn in August 1941 during World War II, in which numerous ships were sunk and thousands of people were killed by German and Finnish forces in the Baltic Sea.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II event
ⓘ
military evacuation ⓘ naval disaster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Evacuation of Tallinn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tallinn catastrophe ⓘ |
| attackMethod |
air attacks
ⓘ
artillery fire ⓘ naval mines ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Finnish naval forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German naval forces ⓘ Soviet Baltic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
German advance on Tallinn
ⓘ
Soviet decision to evacuate Tallinn naval base ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1941-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1941-08-27 ⓘ |
| destination |
Kronstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
between 10000 and 16000
ⓘ
over 10000 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the heaviest naval losses in the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
one of the largest naval evacuations of World War II ⓘ |
| involves |
Soviet civilians
ⓘ
Soviet military personnel ⓘ war refugees ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTarget | Soviet Baltic Fleet evacuation convoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShipLost |
Soviet destroyer Kalinin
GENERATED
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Soviet destroyer Yakov Sverdlov GENERATED ⓘ Soviet transport ships with refugees and troops GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsInConvoy | approximately 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsSunk | over 60 GENERATED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Finnish Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
German invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
German-Finnish tactical victory
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heavy Soviet losses ⓘ successful but costly Soviet evacuation ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | withdraw Soviet forces and civilians from Tallinn to Kronstadt and Leningrad ⓘ |
| theatre | Baltic Sea theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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