Battle of Tannenberg Line

The Battle of Tannenberg Line or the Battle of the Blue Hills was a military engagement between the German Army Detachment Narwa and the Soviet Leningrad Front. They fought for the strategically important Narva Isthmus from 25 July–10 August 1944. The battle was fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. The strategic aim of the Soviet Estonian Operation was to reoccupy Estonia as a favorable base for the invasions of Finland and East Prussia. Waffen-SS forces included 24 volunteer infantry battalions from the SS Division Nordland, the SS Division Langemarck, the SS Division Nederland, and the Walloon Legion. Roughly half of the infantry consisted of the personnel of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. The German force of 22,250 men held off 136,830 Soviet troops. As the Soviet forces were constantly reinforced, their overall casualties are estimated by Estonian historian Mart Laar to be 170,000 dead and wounded.

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1944-08-10T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Tannenberg Line

1496-08-28T00:00:00Z

1496-09-05T00:00:00Z

1496 Assault on Ivangorod

1558-04-01T00:00:00Z

1558-05-01T00:00:00Z

1558 Siege of Narva

1581-09-14T00:00:00Z

1581-09-16T00:00:00Z

1581 Siege of Narva

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1590-01-01T00:00:00Z

1590 Siege of Narva

1590-02-09T00:00:00Z

1590-02-09T00:00:00Z

1590 Battle of Ivangorod

1700-09-01T00:00:00Z

1700-11-01T00:00:00Z

1700 Siege of Narva

1700-11-30T00:00:00Z

1700-11-30T00:00:00Z

1700 Battle of Narva

1704-06-27T00:00:00Z

1704-08-09T00:00:00Z

1704 Siege of Narva

1918-11-28T00:00:00Z

1918-11-28T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Joala

1918-11-28T00:00:00Z

1918-11-28T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of Narva

1919-01-17T00:00:00Z

1919-01-20T00:00:00Z

1919 Battle of Utria

1919-01-18T00:00:00Z

1919-01-18T00:00:00Z

1919 Battle of Laagna

1919-11-18T00:00:00Z

1919-12-30T00:00:00Z

1919 Battle of Krivasoo

1944-02-02T00:00:00Z

1944-08-10T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle for Narva

1944-02-02T00:00:00Z

1944-07-26T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle for Narva Bridgehead

1944-02-15T00:00:00Z

1944-02-28T00:00:00Z

1944 Narva Offensive February 1944

1944-03-01T00:00:00Z

1944-03-04T00:00:00Z

1944 March 1944 Narva Offensive

1944-03-18T00:00:00Z

1944-03-24T00:00:00Z

1944 Narva Offensive

1944-07-20T00:00:00Z

1944-07-25T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Auvere

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Narva in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1496	Assault on Ivangorod	Sweden, Grand Principality of Moscow, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1558	Siege of Narva	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1581	Siege of Narva	Sweden, battle, Tsardom of Russia, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1590	Siege of Narva	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1590	Battle of Ivangorod	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1700	Siege of Narva	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1700	Battle of Narva	battle, Tsardom of Russia, Swedish Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1704	Siege of Narva	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Joala	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of Narva	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Battle of Utria	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Battle of Laagna	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1919	Battle of Krivasoo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle for Narva	Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, battle, 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), Estonian Auxiliary Police	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle for Narva Bridgehead	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Narva Offensive February 1944	battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	March 1944 Narva Offensive	battle, military operation	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Narva Offensive	battle, offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Auvere	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Tannenberg Line	battle	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Meriküla Battery No. 1	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Udria patarei no. 2	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	fort	1492	Ivangorod Fortress	fortress	Wikidata