Bombing of Tallinn in World War II

The Estonian capital of Tallinn was bombed several times during World War II.

Soviet raids 1944

The most devastating raid was the Soviet raid on March 9, 1944. During the raid, 634 people were killed, 659 were wounded, 20,000 homes were lost and 10% of the buildings in Old Town were destroyed. The last ruins - along the Harju Street in the Old Town - served as a memorial to the victims of the raid, but are now being filled and a park is build over them after careful archeological work and hot debates among the politicians about the future of the area.

See also

• The Soviet terror air raid to Tallinn on March 9/10, 1944
• 60th year of Tallinn's Bombing 1944

World War II city bombing
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