![]() A balanced story without political correctness or "decent" views on history. All in all, a painful yet realistic story, a fine creation to think back / find out how the things were in this part of the world in 1944, even when the concepts and approaches are clearly visible. In the ensuing Battle of Tannenberg Line, the German army group held its ground. With the Red Army on the offensive, the severely. Defending the Tannenberg line was Felix Steiner’s III SS corps with volunteer units from Bel. So, the budget of below EUR 2 million was followed. The Soviet Narva Offensive (July 1944) led to the capture of the city after the German troops retreated to their prepared Tannenberg Defence Line in the Sinimed Hills, 16 kilometres from Narva. As the Battle of Tannenberg Line rages, Estonia is helplessly trapped in the crossfire of two opposing forces. The battle of the blue hills was a part of the battle for Narva. ![]() The cast is evenly strong, but again - almost all performers are well known in Estonia, also those in smaller roles, and local viewers would have joy of recognition, but there is no actor with fame beyond Estonia. The script is smooth and motivated (based on several diaries), the venues and dates are real - at least for most of Estonians foreigners might need additional information as even cardinal points for locations may be confusing. The Estonian 1944 has nicely managed to combine both of them in the 1.5-hour-film, without a single protagonist, but still with many personages and events. Battle of Tannenberg Line Part of Eastern Front (World War II) Front line positions: Date: 25 July10 August 1944: Location: Sinimäed Hills, Estonia. As the Soviet forces were constantly reinforced, their overall casualties are estimated by Estonian historian Mart Laar to be 170,000 dead and wounded.Roughly speaking, there are 2 sorts of war films - those focusing on a big battle/offensive, and those where a war is a background excuse/reason to substantiate the actions of the characters. The German force of 22,250 men held off 136,830 Soviet troops. Contents 1Background 2Comparison of forces 2.1Soviet 2.2German 3Combat 3.1Orphanage Hill 3.1.126 July 3.1.227 July 3.1.328 July 3.2Grenadier Hill 3.2.1Preparatory fire 3.2.2Soviet advance guards on the Grenadier Hill. The Battle of Tannenberg Line (German: Die Schlacht um die Tannenbergstellung Russian: «») or the Battle of the Blue Hills (Estonian: Sinimägede lahing) was a military engagement between the German Army Detachment Narwa and the Soviet Leningrad Front. Roughly half of the infantry consisted of the personnel of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian). Waffen-SS forces included 24 volunteer infantry battalions from the SS Division Nordland, the SS Division Langemarck, the SS Division Nederland, and the Walloon Legion. The strategic aim of the Soviet Estonian Operation was to reoccupy Estonia as a favorable base for the invasions of Finland and East Prussia. The battle was fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. KG Rehmann, consisting of the Langemarcks 2nd battalion was sent to the Narva front to become a part of Felix Steiners III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps which was defending the Tannenberg Line. They fought for the strategically important Narva Isthmus from 25 July10 August 1944. The strategic aim of the Soviet Estonian Operation was to reoccupy Estonia as a favorable base for the invasions of Finland and East Prussia. On 19 July 1944, Kampfgruppe Rehmann was formed, commanded by SS-Hauptsturmführer Wilhelm Rehmann. As the Battle of Tannenberg Line rages, Estonia finds itself helplessly trapped in the crossfire of two opposing forces. See Übergangsrecht.Please use this template only if the author never claimed authorship or their authorship never became public in any other way. They fought for the strategically important Narva Isthmus from 25 July10 August 1944. The battle was fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. Note: In Germany and possibly other countries, certain anonymous works published before Jare copyrighted until 70 years after the death of the author. ![]() Battle of Narva (1944) Battle of Tannenberg Line. ![]() They fought for the strategically important Narva Isthmus from 25 July–10 August 1944. Tannenberg1944.jpg (500 × 322 pixels, file size: 101 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg). For danish readers see, Dansker I Krig p. The Battle of Tannenberg Line ( German : Die Schlacht um die Tannenbergstellung Russian : Битва за линию «Танненберг») or the Battle of the Blue Hills ( Estonian : Sinimägede lahing) was a military engagement between the German Army Detachment Narwa and the Soviet Leningrad Front. Wikipedia has an in depth summary of the battle July August, 1944. ![]()
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