Modern era · 1941
Operation Beowulf
Operation Beowulf refers to two German plans to occupy the islands of Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu, off the Estonian west coast. Both plans had the same objectives but assumed differing start points. The attack, using Beowulf II, started on 9 September 1941 and had achieved its objectives by 21 October.
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- When
- 6 Sept 1941 – 22 Oct 1941
- Where
- Saaremaa
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Operation Beowulf, CC BY-SA 4.0