📆 80 years ago, #OTD in 1944, the city of Narva in Soviet Estonia was liberated from Nazi invaders as part of the Narva operation carried out by the forces of the Leningrad Front of the Red Army.
The city had remained under German occupation since August 1941.
⚔️ Soviet troops crossed the Narva river and seized bridgeheads on its banks as early as February 1944 during the Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive. But the enemy offered stiff resistance and could stop Red Army’s further advance. Nazis moved up reinforcements including Estonian SS regiments and units of ‘Nordland’ division.
☝️ Both Soviet and Nazi command realized the importance of the Narva foothold which paved the way to the coast of the Gulf of Finland and the whole of the Baltic region, creating threat for the Axis ally Finland.
On 24 July 1944, following an artillery barrage, Soviet forces launched the offensive. Land troops were supported by the 13th Air Army. Soviet fighter aviation destroyed Wehrmacht’s artillery batteries and manpower, delivered strikes on communications facilities.
🌟 On 26 July 1944, Narva was liberated with Nazis driven back to Tannnenberg defensive line.
#Victory79 #WeRemember
The city had remained under German occupation since August 1941.
⚔️ Soviet troops crossed the Narva river and seized bridgeheads on its banks as early as February 1944 during the Leningrad-Novgorod Offensive. But the enemy offered stiff resistance and could stop Red Army’s further advance. Nazis moved up reinforcements including Estonian SS regiments and units of ‘Nordland’ division.
☝️ Both Soviet and Nazi command realized the importance of the Narva foothold which paved the way to the coast of the Gulf of Finland and the whole of the Baltic region, creating threat for the Axis ally Finland.
On 24 July 1944, following an artillery barrage, Soviet forces launched the offensive. Land troops were supported by the 13th Air Army. Soviet fighter aviation destroyed Wehrmacht’s artillery batteries and manpower, delivered strikes on communications facilities.
🌟 On 26 July 1944, Narva was liberated with Nazis driven back to Tannnenberg defensive line.
#Victory79 #WeRemember