What the records say
- When
- 21 Sep 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 59.18° N, 26.16° E
- Description
- 1944 World War II battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of Porkuni
1944 World War II battle
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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