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The '''Battle of Tehumardi''' was an event where forcibly conscripted local Estonians in both the Soviet 249th Rifle Division and the German 67th Infantry Regiment |
The '''Battle of Tehumardi''' was an event where forcibly conscripted local Estonians in both the Soviet [[249th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|249th Rifle Division]] and the German 67th Infantry Regiment fought a pitched night battle<ref>Hain Rebas, ''Can the Baltic States be Defended'', Baltic Defence Review 1/1999</ref> on 8 October [[1944]] during [[World War II]]. The battle took place on the [[Sõrve]] peninsula of [[Saaremaa]]; after the war the Soviets built a memorial at the site. Approximately 200 [[Red Army]] soldiers are buried near the memorial: it is unclear where the German soldiers are buried. |
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Revision as of 07:52, 21 May 2008
The Battle of Tehumardi was an event where forcibly conscripted local Estonians in both the Soviet 249th Rifle Division and the German 67th Infantry Regiment fought a pitched night battle[1] on 8 October 1944 during World War II. The battle took place on the Sõrve peninsula of Saaremaa; after the war the Soviets built a memorial at the site. Approximately 200 Red Army soldiers are buried near the memorial: it is unclear where the German soldiers are buried.
References
- ^ Hain Rebas, Can the Baltic States be Defended, Baltic Defence Review 1/1999
External links
- Tehumardi - photographs of Soviet memorial at the battle site.
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