Estonian Operation of the NKVD
| Estonian Operation of the NKVD | |
|---|---|
| Part of the mass operations of the NKVD during the Great Purge | |
| Location | Soviet Union |
| Date | 1937–1938 |
| Target | Estonians |
Attack type | Ethnic cleansing Prison shootings |
| Deaths | 4,672 |
| Perpetrators | Soviet NKVD |
The Estonian Operation of the NKVD was a mass arrest, execution and deportations of persons of Estonian origin in the Soviet Union by the NKVD during the period of Great Purge (1937–1938). It was a part of the larger mass operations of the NKVD which targeted many minority nationalities in the Soviet Union. A total of 4,672 were killed during the repression.