DISINFO: The red Army Liberated Estonia, the Nazi army wanted to blow up Tallinn
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: Sputnik Estonia (archived)*
  • Date of publication: September 23, 2019
  • Outlet language(s): Estonian
  • Reported in: Issue 165
  • Countries / regions discussed: Estonia
Tags:
World War 2 Occupation Red Army Sovereignty Nazi/Fascist

DISINFO: The red Army Liberated Estonia, the Nazi army wanted to blow up Tallinn

SUMMARY

The Red Army liberated Tallinn from fascists. After the liberation 75 objects with mines were discovered and 100 tonnes of explosives was removed. The fascists had placed mines in industry and government buildings, but also resident houses.

RESPONSE

The German’s alleged plan to blow up a number of buildings upon leaving Tallinn has not been proven. Tallinn was not liberated but occupied: "On September 22, 1944, when the Red Army arrived in Tallinn, the Germans had already left the city. On 18. September, Otto Tief’s Republic of Estonia’s Constitutional Government, which had been formed by Prime Minister Jüri Uluots acting on behalf of the President was in force." That Estonian Government "affirmed the juridical continuation of the Republic of Estonia, and it showed that Estonia accepted neither the Soviet occupation nor the 3-year period of German occupation".

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