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{{Short description|1919 military conflict in Estonia during Estonian War of Independence}} |
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|caption=Place of battle. {{deletable image-caption|Tuesday, 6 October 2009}} |
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|date=[[January 18]], [[1919]] |
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|combatant1=[[Image:Flag of Estonia.svg|border|22px]] [[Estonia]]<br>[[Image:Flag of Finland.svg|border|22px]] [[Heimosodat|Finnish volunteers]] |
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|commander1=[[Image:Flag of Estonia.svg|border|22px]] |
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|strength2=? men |
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|image ={{Infobox mapframe|point=on|area_km2=1|marker=monument}} {{Location map many|Estonia |
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|width = 300 |
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|float = left |
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|label = Laagna |
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|pos = left |
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|marksize = 8 |
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|lat_deg = 59.383333 |
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|lon_deg = 27.983333 |
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|date =18 January 1919 |
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|combatant1 ={{flag|Estonia}}<br> |
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{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Heimosodat|Finnish volunteers]] |
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|commander1 = {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Martin Ekström]] <br> {{flagicon|Sweden}} Bror Dahlgrén <br> {{flagicon|Estonia}} Aleksander Paulus |
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|units1 ={{flagicon|Finland}} {{ill|1st Finnish Volunteer Corps|fi|I Suomalainen Vapaajoukko|lt=1st Finnish Volunteer Corps}}<br> |
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*3rd Company |
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*4th Company |
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{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Meredessantpataljon]] <br> |
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* Narva students group |
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|units2 ={{flagicon|RSFSR|1918}} [[6th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|6th Rifle Division]]<br> |
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* 7th Regiment |
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* 86th Regiment |
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|strength2 =650 soldiers<br>2 armoured trains |
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| coordinates = {{coord|source:Wikidata|format=dms|display=it}} |
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{{Campaignbox Estonian War of Independence}} |
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⚫ | In the morning the Estonians and Finns took Laagna village with a surprise attack and pushed the Red Army out. Against the Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers ( |
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⚫ | In the morning the Estonians and Finns took Laagna village with a surprise attack and pushed the Red Army out. Against the Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers (220 men altogether) were two regiments of Red Army infantry, two armoured trains and some cavalry units. The Soviets repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and were driven back with heavy losses. The Estonian Marines and Finns lost four troops killed, 21 wounded and three captured. |
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The Estonian Mariners and Finns lost 4 men killed, 21 wounded and three soldiers were captured. |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Of |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laagna, Battle Of}} |
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[[Category:Battles of the Estonian War of Independence]] |
[[Category:Battles of the Estonian War of Independence]] |
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[[Category:Ida-Viru County]] |
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[[Category:1919 in Estonia]] |
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[[Category:January 1919 events]] |
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[[Category:Battles in 1919]] |
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[[cs:Bitva o Laagnu]] |
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{{Estonia-mil-stub}} |
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[[et:Laagna lahing]] |
Latest revision as of 12:43, 21 August 2024
Battle of Laagna | |||||||
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Part of the Estonian War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Finnish volunteers | Soviet Russia | ||||||
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Martin Ekström Bror Dahlgrén Aleksander Paulus | Unknown | ||||||
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220 soldiers |
650 soldiers 2 armoured trains | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4 killed 21 wounded 3 captured | unknown |
Battle of Laagna (Estonian: Laagna lahing; 18 January 1919) took place in Laagna, Estonia, during the Estonian War of Independence with Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers against the Red Army.
In the morning the Estonians and Finns took Laagna village with a surprise attack and pushed the Red Army out. Against the Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers (220 men altogether) were two regiments of Red Army infantry, two armoured trains and some cavalry units. The Soviets repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and were driven back with heavy losses. The Estonian Marines and Finns lost four troops killed, 21 wounded and three captured.
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