Soviet evacuation of Tallinn

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Naval evacuation of Tallinn 1941
Part of the World War IIContinuation War
DateAugust 27 to August 31, 1944
Location
Gulf of Finland
Result German Finnish Victory
Belligerents
 Finland
 Nazi Germany		  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Tirbuts


The Soviet evacuation of Tallinn in August 1941 was a Naval operation which consisted of 165 ship, and evacuated 28,000 passengers and 66,000 ton of equipment. The units of the Baltic Fleet and Baltic civilian maritime transportation suffered heavy losses outside Capes Juminda and Purekkari (59O 40' - 25O 30') due mines and German and Finnish air and torpedo attacks.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Finnish Navy in WW II - Mine warfare
  2. ^ Finnish navy in Continuation War, year 1941
  3. ^ Naval War in the Baltic Sea 1941-1945


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