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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 24.11.1944

The last German boats lost off Sõrve, autumn 1944

Viimased Saksa alused, mis hukkusid Sõrve all 1944. aasta sügisel

In autumn 1944, after the rest of Saaremaa had fallen, German troops held on for weeks at the tip of the narrow Sõrve peninsula, supplied and finally evacuated by sea. Small craft paid the price. On 21 October Soviet aircraft sank the drifter-minesweeper M 3155 off Sõrve, and on 24 October the naval ferry barge F 599, wrecked by ground and air attacks, was scuttled. On 19 November, in the second battle for the Sõrve cape, aircraft sank the artillery barge AF-18. On 24 November, during the evacuation, the minelayer barge F 191 was scuttled after a collision; everyone aboard was rescued.

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

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1944. aasta sügisel, kui ülejäänud Saaremaa oli langenud, pidasid Saksa väed nädalaid vastu kitsa Sõrve poolsaare tipus, kuhu varustus tuli ja kust lõpuks lahkuti meritsi. Hinna maksid väikesed alused. 21. oktoobril uputasid Nõukogude lennukid Sõrve lähedal traalerdrifteri M 3155 ja 24. oktoobril uputati maa- ja õhurünnakutes vigastatud merepraam F 599. 19. novembril, teises Sõrve säärelahingus, uputasid lennukid suurtükipraami AF-18. 24. novembril, evakuatsiooni ajal, uputati pärast kokkupõrget miinipraam F 191, kõik pardal olnud päästeti.

Map of the area around The last German boats lost off Sõrve, autumn 1944
57.90500° N, 22.03000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in October 1944, List of shipwrecks in November 1944 ↗

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