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Battle of Tehumardi

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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 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

  1. ^ Hain Rebas, Can the Baltic States be Defended, Baltic Defence Review 1/1999
  • Tehumardi - photographs of Soviet memorial at the battle site.
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