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Spies, smugglers and escapes in Estonia
40 spies, smugglers and escapes in estonia, each tied to the real place where it happened or is told, county by county. See them on the map →
Harju County
- The escape of the submarine Orzeł 1939
- The KGB headquarters on Pagari Street 1940
- The KGB's secret floor in Hotel Viru 1972
- Viinistu, the spirit smugglers' harbour 1919
- Herman Simm, the spy in the Defence Ministry 2008
- Artur Sirk escapes from the Central Prison 1934
- A traitor caught at Tallinn Airport 2012
- Paldiski's secret nuclear training centre 1962
- The Pususoo bunker found in 2011 1950
- Hara: where submarines lost their magnetism
Hiiumaa
Lääne County
Lääne-Viru County
Pärnu County
Põlva County
Saaremaa
Tartu County
Valga County
Viljandi County
Võru County
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