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September 24th, 1944
On September 24, the forces of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet took over an important naval base on the Baltic Sea the town of PALDISKI (the seaport of BALTIYSKY).
On September 24, our forces, continuing their offensive southwest and south of TALLINN, secured over 200 settlements, including such important points as PARTLI, KOHILA, JURU, RAPLA, KEAVA, AZUKULA, and MARJAMA.
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September 23rd, 1944
On September 23, the forces of the Leningrad Front, continuing their offensive, took over the city of PJARNU (PERNOV), a major post in the Gulf of RIGA and a large highway junction in Southern Estonia; the town and railroad station of VILJANDI, and over 700 other settlements, including the towns of TURI, VAHASTU, KADVA, LELLE, KARU, KAREVERE, VANA-VJANDRA, VOHMA, REGULDI, and railroad stations of LELLE, KARU, OLLEPA, and VOHMA.
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September 22nd, 1944
On September 22, the forces of the Leningrad Front in a sweeping offensive took over an important naval base and a large Baltic Sea port —the city of TALLINN (REVEL), the capital of Soviet Estonia, and secured over 800 other settlements, including the city and railroad junction of TAPA, the city of PAJDE, the city of PILTSAMA, important settlements of KUNDA, HALJALA, KUSALU, KABERLA, KEHRA, LEHSTE, JARVA MADICE, JARVA JANI, PETRI, KOIGI, JARAVERE, RASNA, VITSJARVE and railroad stations of KILTSI, TAMSALU, NIMKULA, JANEDA, AEGVIDU, MUSTJOE, and KEHRA.
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September 21st, 1944
On September 21 on their way to Tallinn the forces of the Leningrad Front, continuing their offensive, took over the town and railroad station of RAKVERE, and secured over 300 other settlements, including such important points as AZERI, KABALA, KADRINA, KAUKSI, RADNA, LAEKSVERE, ROHU, SIMUNA, VAJKE MARJA, RAKKE, PIKKNURME and railroad stations of AZERI, VAEKULA, and RAKKE. The forces, advancing to the west of the town of NARVA, fully cleared the enemy out of the isthmus between Lake Chudskoye and the Gulf of Finland, to join the forces advancing along the Lake Chudskoye’s western shore.
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September 20th, 1944
The forces of the Leningrad Front launched an offensive from the north of TARTU, broke down heavy enemy defenses and in four days of offensive action advanced by up to 70 kilometers and widened the gap in enemy defenses to 120 kilometers. During the offensive, the forces of the front liberated over 1,500 settlements, including such important points as KALLASTE, MUSTVE, JIGEVA, VARNJA, KASEPA, KOSA, VARA, KESKKULA, VAIKE-KOLKJA, ALATSKIVI, NIVA, MAGDALENA, KOGI, PALA, TIHEDA, TULAVERE, TOVERE, PALAMUZE, TAMMISPA, AVINURME, MIJZAMA, METSAKULA, SALLA, ADRU and railroad stations of AVINURME, MIUSTWE, VIAGEVA, PEDIA, JIGEVA, SOIDI, KALEVI, KAREPERE, NAVA, TABIVERE, and KARKNA.
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September 19th, 1944
The forces of the 3rd Baltic Front launched an offensive, broke down enemy defenses and on September 19 took over a heavily defended area in Southern Estonia, the town and major railroad junction of VALGA, and secured over 200 other settlements, including the city of TORVA, the settlements of KAUBI, HELJME, KORKULA, KAAGARVE, LEPA, VIRESI, MALUMUIZA, and LESIACIEMS.
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September 18th, 1944
On September 18 to the west of the town of JELGAVA (MITAVA), our forces successfully repulsed the enemy’s multiple armor-supported infantry attacks.
To the south and southeast of the town of SANOK, our forces advanced into enemy defenses and took over the administrative center of the DROGOBYCH Region - the town and railroad station of USTRIKI DOLNI, and secured over 30 other settlements, including NADOLIANY, NOWOTANEC, BUKOWSKO, KARLIKOW, KULASNE, MYCZKOWCY, BUBRKA, LOBOZEW, and USTIANOWA.
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September 17th, 1944
On September 17 to the west of the town of JELGAVA (MITAVA), our forces repulsed the enemy’s multiple armor-supported infantry attacks and inflicted heavy losses in manpower and materiel upon the enemy.
In North Transylvania, our forces, together with the Romanian Army, secured several settlements, including GLAZERIA, GURCJU, CRACUNESTI, NICOLESTI, and the railroad station of GURCIU.
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September 16th, 1944
On September 16 to the north of Prague, our forces, together with 1st Polish Army, secured the settlements of KOBIALKA, SZAMOCIN, MANKI, BRZEZINY, and PELCZOVIZNA.
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September 15th, 1944
On September 15 to the north of PRAGUE, our forces together with 1st Polish Army advanced into heavy enemy defenses and took over the following settlements: RYNIA, BIALOBZEGI, ALEXANDROW, IZABELIN, STANISLAWOW, CZARNA STRUGA, MARKI, GRODZISK, BIALOLENKA, ANNOPOL, and TARGOWEK.
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...15 - 24 September 1944...
* Updated daily
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