Narva offensive (18–24 March 1944)
This is a sub-article to Battle of Narva.
| Narva offensive (18–24 March 1944) | |||||||
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| Part of Eastern Front (World War II) | |||||||
Soviet map of the beginning of the Estonian Operation (February – April 1944) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Karl von Oven | Ivan Korovnikov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 infantry division, some artillery, armoured vehicles and aircraft |
6 rifle divisions 2500 artillery 100 armoured vehicles 800 aircraft | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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38 armoured vehicles 21 artillery pieces | |||||||
The Narva offensive (18–24 March 1944) was a campaign fought between the German XXXXIII Army Corps and the Soviet 59th Army for the Narva Isthmus. At the time of the operation, Joseph Stalin was personally interested in taking Estonia, viewing it as a precondition for forcing Finland out of the war. The Soviet tank assault at Auvere railway station was stopped by the 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion. Fierce fighting continued for another week, when Soviet forces had suffered many casualties and switched over to the defensive.