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Fire, flood or disaster · 28.08.1941

Soviet evacuation of Tallinn and Juminda minefield

As German troops closed in on Tallinn, the Soviet Baltic Fleet evacuated the city on 27–31 August 1941. Over 200 ships headed for Kronstadt, but their route led through the dense German and Finnish minefield off Cape Juminda and under constant air attack. Around 60 ships sank and an estimated 12,000–15,000 people died, among them soldiers, sailors, civilians and Estonian mobilised men, making it one of the deadliest naval disasters of the war. German troops entered Tallinn on 28 August. A memorial stone stands on the tip of the Juminda peninsula.

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

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Saksa vägede lähenedes evakueeris Nõukogude Balti laevastik Tallinna 27.–31. augustil 1941. Üle 200 laeva suundus Kroonlinna poole, kuid tee viis läbi Juminda neeme taguse tiheda Saksa ja Soome miinivälja ja pideva õhurünnaku all. Uppus umbes 60 laeva ja hukkus hinnanguliselt 12 000 – 15 000 inimest – sõdurid, madrused, tsiviilisikud ja mobiliseeritud eestlased –, mis teeb sellest ühe sõja ohvriterohkeima merekatastroofi. Saksa väed jõudsid Tallinna 28. augustil. Juminda poolsaare tipus seisab mälestuskivi.

Map of the area around Soviet evacuation of Tallinn and Juminda minefield
59.68000° N, 25.55000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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