What the records say
- When
- 29 Sep 1944 – 24 Nov 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 58.50° N, 23.00° E
- Description
- 1944 amphibious operation and offensive by the Red Army during World War II
- War
- World War II
Moonsund operation
Amphibious operation by the Red Army during World War II
The Moonsund landing operation was an amphibious operation and offensive by the Red Army during World War II, taking place in late 1944. It was part of the Baltic offensive, and was designed to clear German forces of Army Group North from the islands in East Baltic Sea, the West Estonian archipelago. The attacking forces were from the 8th Army of the Leningrad Front.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: German forces evacuate from the West Estonian Archipelago”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Десант у Винтри”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page