Battle of Utria

Battle of Utria
Part of Estonian War of Independence
Utria
Battle of Utria (Estonia)
Date17–20 January 1919
Location
Udria, Estonia
59°24′N 27°55′E / 59.4°N 27.92°E / 59.4; 27.92
Result Estonian victory
Belligerents

 Estonia

Finnish volunteers		 Soviet Russia
Commanders and leaders
Johan Pitka
Aleksander Paulus
Martin Ekström		 Nikolai N. Ivanov
Units involved
Estonian Navy
Meredessantpataljon
1st Finnish Volunteer Corps

6th Rifle Division

  • 7th Regiment
  • 86th Regiment
Strength
1,900 soldiers
2 destroyers
1 gunboat
1 transport ship		 2,700 soldiers
Casualties and losses
32 killed About 300 killed

Battle of Utria (Estonian: Utria Lahing) also known as the Utria Landing (Estonian: Utria Dessant) took place during the Estonian War of Independence on 17–20 January 1919 at Udria beach. It was an amphibious landing consisting mainly of Finnish volunteers.

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