Avinurmės mūšis
About the Battle of Avinurme and the bloodshed committed by Soviet soldiers.
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Storyteller: Valdo Kallion
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Memorial to the Avinurme Battle
This memorial is situated close to the church and graveyard in the small borough of Avinurme.
The battle took place in 1944 and forced Estonians to fight one another: the battalions of the 27th and 921st Estonian Rifle Regiments on the Soviet side, and the Estonian Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS and units of the 300th Special Infantry Division on the German side.
In 1964, a monument was placed in front of the church in Avinurme reading: "Glory to the heroes who fell in Avinurme for the liberation of our homeland. 20. September 1944".
