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Estonia commemorates the March 1944 bombings
Estonia national theatre in Tallinn still smoldering on March 15th 1944 after the bombing

Estonia commemorates the March 1944 bombings

Location: 
Tallinn
News Category: 
Life

On the evening of March 9, 1944, the Soviet air force bombed the city of Tallinn.

A total of 1,549 buildings were destroyed and 3,350 damaged during two waves of air raids. This amounted to about a third of the city's residential buildings at the time.

Nearly 20,000 inhabitants lost their homes. Estonia, the national theatre, was destroyed and the Old Town was badly damaged in the Harju Street area.

The attack killed 554 Estonians, 50 German soldiers, and 121 prisoners of war.

Read more about commemorations being held in Tallinn today (in Estonian)

 


  

Veebilehte haldab Integratsiooni Sihtasutus.
Sihtasutuse asutaja on Eesti Vabariik, kelle nimel teostab asutajaõigusi Kultuuriministeerium.