battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Baltic Operation
Baltic Operation was a battle fought in 1941 at Baltic states, in what is now Estonia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Baltic states. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. Recorded strength: 655,000; 1,389 tanks; 7,673 artillery pieces; 1,070 aircraft against 786,000; 1,393 tanks; 5,573 artillery pieces; 1,210 aircraft.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1941 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Baltic states, Estonia 57.000N, 25.000E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 655,000; 1,389 tanks; 7,673 artillery pieces; 1,070 aircraft | 786,000; 1,393 tanks; 5,573 artillery pieces; 1,210 aircraft |
| Casualties and losses | 4,878 killed; 14,976 wounded | 75,202 killed; 13,284 wounded; 2,523 tanks & SPGs destroyed; 990 aircraft destroyed; Total: 88,486 casualties |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Turaida 1298, 22 km NW
- Battle of Turaida 1211, 22 km NW
- Battle of Treiden 1628, 22 km NW
- Battle of Treiden 1628, 23 km NW
- Battle of Kroppenhof 1621, 37 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Białystok–Minsk 1941
- After: Leningrad Strategic Defensive 1941
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Sevastopol Russia
- Philippines Campaign Philippines
- Battle of Hong Kong People's Republic of China
- Battle of Guam United States
Baltic Operation is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Estonia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1324428, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Baltic operation, revision 1380650978, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.