Battle of Hiiumaa
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The Battle of Hiiumaa was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which German forces captured the Estonian island of Hiiumaa from the Soviet Union as part of the broader Moonsund Archipelago campaign in the Baltic Sea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Hiiumaa canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Estonian SSR
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Germany ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| followedBy | German consolidation of control over the Moonsund Archipelago ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
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Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiiumaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Nazi Germany
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Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult | German victory ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Republic of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Hiiumaa ⓘ |
| opponent |
German forces
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Soviet forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltic Sea campaign of World War II
NERFINISHED
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German invasion of the Baltic islands in 1941 ⓘ Moonsund Archipelago campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of sea approaches in the eastern Baltic Sea
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elimination of Soviet positions on Estonian islands ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
Baltic theatre of World War II
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Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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