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Name: Baltic Offensive

Type: Event

Start: 1944 AD

End: 1945 AD

Parent: World War II (Eastern Theatre)

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Was the campaign between the northern Fronts of the Red Army and the German Army Group North in the Baltic States during the autumn of 1944 that resulted in the Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic States.

Chronology


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1. Tallinn Offensive


Was a strategic offensive by the Red Army against the German Army in mainland Estonia on the Eastern Front of World War II.

  • September 1944: Soviet forces site Tallinn.

  • 2. Moonsund Operation


    The Moonsund landing operation was an amphibious operation by the Red Army that cleared the West Estonian archipelago from German troops.

  • October 1944: Soviet conquest of the island of Ösel.
  • October 1944: Soviet conquest of the island of Moon and part of the island of Ösel.
  • November 1944: Soviet conquest of the island of Ösel.

  • 3. Battle of Memel


    Was a battle which took place on the Eastern Front during World War II resulting in the Soviet conquest of Klaipėda (Memel).

  • January 1945: German forces abandon Memel, which is occupied by Soviet forces shortly after.

  • Selected Sources


  • CHRONIK DES JAHRES 1944. Württembergische Landesbibliothek. Retriev on 26.03.2024. https://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/ksp/ostsee/1944.htm
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 386
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.284
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