Soviet evacuation of Tallinn

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Soviet evacuation of Tallinn
Part of World War II, Continuation War and the Summer War
Soviet cruiser Kirov protected by smoke during evacuation of Tallinn in August 1941
Date 27–31 August 1941 Location Gulf of Finland Result Finnish–German victory
Belligerents
Finland  Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Alfred Keller Wolfram von Richthofen	Vladimir Tributs Kliment Voroshilov
Strength
Luftflotte 1 Fliegerkorps VIII	1 Kirov-class cruiser 190 smaller vessels 30,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	12,000+ dead of which ~11,000 POWs(civilian and military) 28 large transports and auxiliary ships 16 warships[1] 6 small transports 34 merchant vessels sunk

The Soviet evacuation of Tallinn, also called Juminda mine battle, Tallinn disaster or Russian Dunkirk, was a Soviet operation to evacuate the 190 ships of the Baltic Fleet, units of the Red Army, and Soviet civilians from the fleet's encircled main base of Tallinn in Soviet-occupied Estonia during August 1941.^[1] Near Juminda peninsula Soviet fleet ran into minefield that had been laid by the Finnish and German navies, and were repeatedly attacked by aircraft and torpedo boats, incurring major losses.