cite web|url=|title=Estonia in World War II|publisher=okupatsioon.ee|author=Hannes Walter] The German units retreated, after the Soviet advance in Latvia, which threatned to cut off German forces in Estonia.Īfter defending the Narva bridgehead for six months, the German forces fell back to the 'Tannenbergstellung' (Tannenberg Line) of July 26th, 1944. The German force of 45,000 soldiers held off a Soviet advance of 200,000 men for seven weeks at the Sinimäed Hills, destroying over a hundred Soviet battalions and 200 Soviet tanks.

1940 – 1991|year=2005] The battle is also known as The Battle of the European SS for the large number volunteers and conscripts within the Waffen SS from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Holland Austria, France, and Belgium engaged on the German side. cite book|author=Estonian State Commission on Examination of Policies of Repression|url=|publisher=Estonian Encyclopedia Publishers|title=The White Book: Losses inflicted on the Estonian nation by occupation regimes. Tens of thousands Estonian conscripts and volunteers fought to defend their country against the looming Soviet re-occupation. The battle was fought on the Eastern Front during World War II between the forces of the German Heeresgruppe Nord and the Soviet Leningrad and Volkhov Fronts. The Battle of the Tannenberg Line (German: Tannenbergstellung Estonian: Sinimägede lahingud) was the second phase of the Soviet offensive into Estonia, also known as the Battle of Narva. Place= Narva, Sinimäed Hills, Estonia / Dünaburg, Latvia Conflict=Battle of Narva - Battle for the Tannenberg LineĬaption=Grenadiers of the 'Norge' Regiment watch a Panther of the 'Hermann von Salza' Abt move into position, Estonia 1944.

1944 battle of tannenberg line