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Battle or uprising · 06.03.1944

Destruction of Narva

From February 1944 the front ran along the Narva River, and the town became the centre of the long Battle of Narva. On 6–7 March 1944 Soviet bombers raided the town and destroyed its Baroque old town, one of the finest in the Baltic. Fires and demolitions by the retreating German forces did the rest, and by the time the Red Army entered on 26 July about 98% of Narva lay in ruins. The old town was not rebuilt; only the restored town hall and Hermann Castle recall historic Narva.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Alates 1944. aasta veebruarist kulges rinne mööda Narva jõge ja linnast sai pika Narva lahingu keskpunkt. 6.–7. märtsil 1944 ründasid linna Nõukogude pommitajad ja hävitasid selle barokse vanalinna, ühe Baltimaade kauneima. Ülejäänu hävitasid taganevate Saksa vägede süüdatud tulekahjud ja õhkimised ning kui Punaarmee 26. juulil linna sisenes, oli umbes 98% Narvast varemetes. Vanalinna ei taastatud; ajaloolist Narvat meenutavad vaid taastatud raekoda ja Hermanni linnus.

Map of the area around Destruction of Narva
59.37740° N, 28.19750° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narva ↗

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