Remembered by people who were there · 1941
Two veterans recall the defence of Osmussaar in 1941
In 1941 the Soviet garrison on the small island of Osmussaar held out until early December, long after mainland Estonia had been taken by German forces. In this 1966 radio programme, 'Tsükloni keskel' (In the eye of the cyclone), two men who took part in the defence, retired Major General Terenti Zubov and Nikolai Lažkov, by then a driver at the Tartu comb factory, describe those months on the island. The Estonian Swedes who had lived on Osmussaar had been sent away in 1940 to make room for the base.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1941. aastal pidas Nõukogude garnison väikesel Osmussaarel vastu detsembri alguseni, kaua pärast seda, kui Mandri-Eesti oli Saksa vägede käes. Selles 1966. aasta raadiosaates "Tsükloni keskel" kirjeldavad neid kuid saarel kaks kaitsmises osalenut: erukindralmajor Terenti Zubov ja Nikolai Lažkov, kes töötas siis Tartu kammivabrikus autojuhina. Osmussaarel elanud rannarootslased oli juba 1940. aastal baasi rajamiseks saarelt minema saadetud.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-120096 ↗