Die Schlacht von Narva im Großen Nordischen Krieg wurde am 19.jul./ 20.schwed./ 30. With weapons provided by Britain and France and operational support by the Estonian Army and the Royal Navy, the White Russian Northwestern Army began Offensive White Sword on 28 September 1919 with the aim of capturing Petrograd. Battle of Narva (1918), the starting event of the Estonian War of Independence between Estonia and Soviet Russia; Battle of Utria, between Estonian-Finnish forces and Soviet Russia January 1919; Battle of Krivasoo, between Estonia and Soviet Russia in November and December 1919; Battle of Narva (1944), between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, part of World War II 1008, a battle against Norwegian Vikings on Saaremaa Island; 1170, a naval battle between Estonians, its allies and Denmark near Öland Island; 1187, Estonians (or Karelians or Curonians) raid of Mälaren and Sigtuna in Sweden; 1203, Estonian raid to Danish Scania; 1203, a naval battle between Estonians and German settlers of Riga near Visby, Gotland. The national government obtained foreign assistance. und der russischen Armee unter Kommando von Charles de Croÿ ausgetragen und endete mit einem Sieg der Schweden wodurch die Belagerung Narvas aufgehoben wurde. Concerned with having Bolshevik rule in the South, Finland delivered funds and weapons. Colonel Johan Laidoner was appointed Commander in chief of the Estonian armed forces. The 6th Red Rifle Division attacked with 7,000 infantry, 22 field guns , 111 machine guns , an armored train , two armored vehicles, two airplanes, and the Bogatyr class cruiser Oleg supported by two destroyers. Finni… Foreign assistance, mostly from the United Kingdom and Finland, played a very important role during the early stages of war. Danish-Baltic Auxiliary Corps with approximately 200 men was formed under the command of Captain Richard Gustav Borgelin in April 1919. However, it is unlikely that the Soviets really expected to reach the Vistula. Within 11 days, the 1st Division had advanced 200 km.[12]. It was fought in connection with the Russian Civil War during 1918–1920. (Davies, p. 29) The Bolshevik forces did not anticipate serious opposition on the way and saw the states of Poland, Belarus and Lithuania as mere ephemerides, unable to defend their own "temporary" borders. [39], The 7th and 15th Soviet Armies advancing behind collapsing White Russian forces continued to attack the fortified positions at the state border near Narva. Belarusian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and even Cossack national governments were formed. Subsequently, the northeastern front stabilized along the Narva River. The following day Narva was liberated. Demoralised officers and mutinous soldiers abandoned their garrisons en masse and returned home. In response, the Polish Army started sending units eastwards to help the self-defence units, while the Soviets did the same but in the opposite direction. The famous battle of Tannenberg (1914) which saved Eastprussia.Taken from this documentary series: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481303/ 19 November] 1700 (20 November in the Swedish transitional calendar) was an early battle in the Great Northern War. Tapa was liberated two days later in a campaign highlighted by the implementation of the highly successful "soomusrongid" (armoured trains). August 1914 zwischen deutschen und russischen Armeen statt. The so-called 'Estonian' Red Army captured Alūksne, Setomaa, Vastseliina, and Räpina parishes by 15 March. The peace treaty was finally concluded on 31 December 1919, and the ceasefire came into effect on 3 January 1920.[42]. This video is inspierd by the events of the great northern war, so it's not a documentary. It commemorates the Battle of Narva in 1700. [37] The Estonian forces made joint naval and land attacks against the Krasnaya Gorka fort,[38] while the Estonian 2nd Division attempted to destroy bridges over the Velikaya River and the Estonian 3rd Division attacked towards Pytalovo. The entire region abandoned by the German forces became a gigantic free-for-all theatre, where dozens of factions competed for power. [23], The offensive of the Estonian Petseri Battle Group began on 24 May. [39] The British contributed 88 ships to the Baltic campaign, of which 16 were sunk. 405 defending the city of Narva on 22 November 1918. Estonia's Baltic German minority provided a sizable troop of volunteer militia for the Battalion, which was one of the first fighting units of the Estonian Army, and maintained staunch loyalty to the authority of the Republic. The VI Reserve Corps pushed the Soviets back, capturing Riga on 23 May, continued to advance northwards, and demanded that the Estonian Army ended its occupation of parts of northern Latvia. The Swedish volunteer unit under the command of Carl Mothander was formed in Sweden in early 1919. In November that year, the Swedish triumphed over the Russians in their first major engagement of the Great Northern War at Narva, Estonia. Although the orders for the "Target Vistula" operation were never withdrawn, the Soviet plans were soon made obsolete by growing Polish resistance and eventually by the Polish counter-offensive in April. With the arms provided by Britain and France, and the operational support by the Estonian Army, Estonian Navy, and Royal Navy, the Northwestern Army began the offensive on 28 September 1919. The campaign was fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. Russia retained control of the city until 19 January 1919. [22] The offensive was supported along the Gulf of Finland's coast by the British and Estonian navy and marines. (Davies, p. 12 and p. 13). The Battle of Narva was fought on November 30, 1700 between Sweden and Russia. The Estonians accepted on 4 September, and delegations started talks on 16 September. A Swedish relief army under Charles XII of Sweden defeated a Russian siege force three to four times its size. Despite the Entente demand for the German force to pull behind the line demanded by the Estonians, von der Goltz refused and demanded Estonian withdrawal from Latvia, threatening to continue fighting. In the second half of February, the Red armies started the new Soviet offensive to capture Estonia. On the first Independence Day of 24 February 1919, the pro-independence Estonian forces on the front consisted of 19,000 men, 70 field guns, and 230 machine guns. 405 deployed in the defence of the border town of Narva. The battle took place in two parts. [15] At Võru, the situation became critical on 22 April when the Red Army approached to within 1.5 km of the town. General Tõnisson became commander of the Viru Front. A Royal Navy squadron continued to provide artillery support on the coast and also protected the Estonian flank against the Russian Baltic Fleet. [20] In March 1919, an agreement was signed with the Ingrian National People's Committee for the formation of an Ingrian battalion. The figures underline the severity of the battles - From January through March, AOK 18 suffered losses equal almost to a third of all those it had suffered through the first 2 1/2 years of the campaign. On 28 November 1918, the 6th Red Rifle Division struck the border town of Narva, which marked the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence. On 1 January 1919, the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia (SSRB) was proclaimed in Smolensk. When Estonian armoured trains moved out on 5 June to check compliance with this demand, the Baltische Landeswehr attacked them, unsuccessfully. Finland also sent 3500 volunteers. As a result, the Soviet government made a formal offer for negotiations on 31 August 1919. Unable to accomplish their objectives, the Red Army withdrew from their positions and started a reorganisation. Finnish volunteers returned to Finland on March–April 1919, having lost 150 men. The Estonian army also remained to support the defence of Latvia against Soviets by defending the front north of Lake Lubāns. [27] Rapid offensive of 2nd Division, spearheaded by its cavalry regiment, continued and on 6 June it crossed Daugava river and captured Jēkabpils. The German forces were ordered to leave Latvia, the Baltische Landeswehr was put under the command of the Latvian Provisional Government and sent to fight against the Red Army. On 13 May, the Northern Corps went on the offensive at Narva, catching the Soviets by surprise and destroying their 6th Division. Subsequently, the 'Estonian' Red Army was pushed behind the Optjok River. In November 1917, upon the disintegration of the Russian Empire, a diet of the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia, the Estonian Provincial Assembly, which had been elected in the spring of that year, proclaimed itself the highest authority in Estonia. On the northern wing of the Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919, on 28 November 1918, the 6th Red Rifle Division attacked units of the Estonian Defence League (consisting partly of secondary school students) and the German Infanterie-Regiment Nr. The Battle of Narva took place from February 2, 1944 - August 10, 1944. Battle of Narva (1918), between Estonia and Soviet Russia, starting event of Estonian War of Independence Battle of Narva (1919) could mean 3 different clashes: between Estonian-Finnish forces and Soviet Russia on 18 - 19 January Footage of fighting on the Narva Front, early 1944. The 7th Red Army was routed outside the boundaries of contemporary Estonia and the battle-front continued outwards into the ancient, historical Estonian settlement area. The Northwestern Army approached to 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Petrograd, but the Red Army repulsed the White Russian troops back to the Narva River. However, to circumvent Entente's orders, the troops of the disbanded VI Reserve Corps, instead of leaving, were incorporated into the West Russian Volunteer Army, officially hired by the German puppet Government of Latvia and led by Pavel Bermondt-Avalov. In order to pressure Estonia in the peace talks, intensive Soviet attacks restarted on 7 December. 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