Soviet evacuation of Tallinn
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The Soviet evacuation of Tallinn, also called Juminda mine battle, Tallinn disaster or Russian Dunkirk, was a Soviet operation to evacuate the 190 ships of the Baltic Fleet, units of the Red Army, and pro-Soviet civilians from the fleet's encircled main base of Tallinn in Soviet-occupied Estonia during August 1941. Near Juminda peninsula Soviet fleet ran into minefield that had been laid by Finnish and German navies, and were repeatedly attacked by aircraft and torpedo boats, suffering massive losses.
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E 67, Tallinn Kesklinna linnaosa
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 59.446344 ° | E 24.768033 ° |
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E 67
10151 Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa
Estonia
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