80 years from the March bombing of Tallinn
09.03.2024,Tallinn.
Estonia commemorates 80 years from the March bombing of Tallinn. The March 9, 1944 bombings killed over 500 Estonian citizens. The attack targeted civilians. The St. Nicholas' Church, City Archives building, schools and hospitals burned. Harju tänav was the most severely damaged in the Old Town. Two waves of bombers destroyed over 1,500 buildings and left 20,000 people homeless. Every year candles are lit on Harju street to commemorate the victims.
Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees
- Product Code
- ILEA002444753
- Registered date
- 2024/3/09 00:00:00
- Credit
- Scanpix / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Postimees/Scanpix Baltics
- Media size
- 5432 × 3659 pixel
- Deployment size
- 3.59(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.