Battle

March 1944 Narva Offensive

1 Mar 1944 – 4 Mar 1944 · 59.38° N, 28.20° E

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When
1 Mar 1944 – 4 Mar 1944
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
59.38° N, 28.20° E
Description
March 1944 operation conducted by the Soviet Leningrad Front
War
World War II

Narva offensive (1–4 March 1944)

1944 battle in Estonia during WW II

The Narva offensive was an operation conducted by the Soviet Leningrad Front. It was aimed at the conquest of the Narva Isthmus from the German army detachment "Narwa". At the time of the operation, Joseph Stalin, the supreme commander of the Soviet Armed Forces, was personally interested in taking Estonia, viewing it as a precondition to forcing Finland out of the war.

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