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Battle of Porkuni

1944 CE · Estonia, Europe · War

Battle of Porkuni
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Battle of Porkuni was the largest engagement between Estonians serving in the Red Army and Estonian pro-independence and Waffen-SS units. It took place on 21 September 1944 between Lake Porkuni and the village of Sauvälja about seven kilometres northeast of the town of Tamsalu during the Leningrad Front's Tallinn Offensive Operation.

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