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Battle of Määritsa

Battle of Määritsa was a battle fought in 1946 at Põlva County, in what is now Estonia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Põlva County. It was part of the Guerilla war in the Baltic states, which ran from 1940 to 1956. The recorded result: Soviet victory. Recorded strength: About 300 against 7.

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Fought1946
WherePõlva County, Estonia58.083N, 27.083E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSoviet victory
BelligerentsSoviet UnionagainstEstonia
Casualties and lossesNoneand7 dead
Part ofGuerilla war in the Baltic states1940 to 1956

Where it sits in the Guerilla war in the Baltic states

Battle of Lėno Forest, 1945Battle of Liepakojai, 1945Battle of Panara, 1945Battle of Kiauneliškis, 1945Battle of Ažagai, 1945Battle of Kalniškė, 1945Battle of Virtukų, 1945Battle of the Pali, 1945Battle of Merkinė, 1945Battle of Määritsa, 1946Battle of Notigalės, 1946Battle of Opšrūtai, 1947Battle of Užpelkių, 194919451949Battle of Määritsa, 1946
13 placed engagements of the Guerilla war in the Baltic states in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1946 (year precision)
PlacePõlva County, Estonia
58.083N, 27.083E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthAbout 3007
Casualties and lossesNone7 dead; Farmhouse destroyed
Battle of MääritsaBattle of MääritsaBattle of ErastferBattle of the IceBattle of OtepääTartu OffensiveSiege of TartuBattle of ErastferBattle of the IceBattle of OtepääTartu OffensiveSiege of TartuRigaPskovPärnuLugaSlantsy100 km58.083N, 27.083E
Placed at Põlva County; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Määritsa 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 Q4871835, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Määritsa, revision 1370451013, 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.