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Battle or uprising · 08.10.1944

Night battle of Tehumardi

On the evening of 8 October 1944 a German battalion retreating from Kuressaare towards the Sõrve peninsula ran into a Soviet advance detachment camped along the road near Tehumardi. In the darkness the columns became entangled at point-blank range; vehicles burned and soldiers fired in all directions. The Germans broke through, but by morning hundreds of men lay dead. The 21-metre Soviet sword-shaped monument from 1966 still stands by the road, and a granite stone from 2012 marks the approximate battle site.

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

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8. oktoobri õhtul 1944 põrkas Kuressaarest Sõrve poolsaare poole taganev Saksa pataljon Tehumardi lähedal kokku maantee ääres laagris olnud Nõukogude eelsalgaga. Pimeduses segunesid kolonnid lähivõitluses; sõidukid põlesid ja sõdurid tulistasid igas suunas. Sakslased murdsid läbi, kuid hommikuks lebasid surnuna sajad mehed. Maantee ääres seisab siiani 1966. aastast pärit 21-meetrine mõõgakujuline Nõukogude monument ning 2012. aasta graniitkivi tähistab ligikaudset lahingupaika.

Map of the area around Night battle of Tehumardi
58.17710° N, 22.25340° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://militaryheritagetourism.info/en/military/stories/view/131 ↗

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