Remembered by people who were there · 1944
Tallinners remember the night of 9 March 1944
On the night of 9 March 1944 Soviet aircraft bombed Tallinn, destroying much of the old town and the city centre. Forty-five years later Lembit Lauri gathered the memories of people who lived through that night of horror. Leida Sibul remembers Harju street, where whole blocks burned down, and the Esop family describes the destruction of the state broadcasting house. Other Tallinners add their own recollections, and an actor reads the Soviet information bureau bulletin of 13 March 1944 that reported the raid.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Ööl vastu 10. märtsi 1944 pommitasid Nõukogude lennukid Tallinna ning suur osa vanalinnast ja kesklinnast hävis. Nelikümmend viis aastat hiljem kogus Lembit Lauri mälestusi inimestelt, kes selle õuduste öö üle elasid. Leida Sibul meenutab Harju tänavat, kus põlesid maha terved kvartalid, ja perekond Esop kirjeldab Riigi Ringhäälingu maja hävimist. Oma mälestusi lisavad teisedki tallinlased ning näitleja loeb ette Nõukogude Informbüroo 13. märtsi 1944 teate pommitamise kohta.
Source: ERR Arhiiv ASCDR-1101 ↗