Sinimäed Hills
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Sinimäed Hills is a strategically important ridge in northeastern Estonia known as the site of intense World War II fighting, particularly the Battle of Tannenberg Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sinimäed Hills canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Estonian military history
ⓘ
German-Soviet fighting in World War II ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Tannenberg Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | July–August 1944 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual remembrance events ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Estonia ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
German Army Group Narwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waffen-SS units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 50 meters ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorEvents | 1944 ⓘ |
| frontLine | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCemeteries | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Põrguaugu Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Põrguhaua Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Tornimägi Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical significance in Estonia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Tannenberg Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intense World War II fighting ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Estonian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ida-Viru County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Estonia ⓘ |
| memorial |
World War II memorials
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cemeteries for fallen soldiers ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Blue Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Narva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narva River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Narva front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle |
German defensive success
ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls approaches to Narva
ⓘ
controls routes toward Tallinn ⓘ dominates surrounding flat terrain ⓘ |
| terrain | series of low hills ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| tourism | battlefield tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs | defensive line ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.