Soviet evacuation of Tallinn
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The Soviet evacuation of Tallinn, also called Juminda mine battle, Tallinn disaster or Russian Dunkirk, was a Soviet operation to evacuate the 190 ships of the Baltic Fleet, units of the Red Army, and pro-Soviet civilians from the fleet's encircled main base of Tallinn in Soviet-occupied Estonia during August 1941.[1] Near Juminda peninsula Soviet fleet ran into minefield that had been laid by the Finnish and German navies, and were repeatedly attacked by aircraft and torpedo boats, incurring major losses.
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For other military actions at Tallinn, see Battle of Tallinn.
Quick Facts Naval evacuation of Tallinn 1941, Date ...
Naval evacuation of Tallinn 1941 | |||||||
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Part of World War II and the Continuation War | |||||||
Soviet cruiser Kirov protected by smoke during evacuation of Tallinn in August 1941 | |||||||
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Finland Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
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1 Kirov-class cruiser 190 smaller vessels 30,000 men | |||||||
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12,000+ dead (civilian and military) 28 large transports and auxiliary ships 16 warships[1] 6 small transports 34 merchant vessels sunk |
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