title: 1941 in Estonia
text: # 1941 in Estonia
  
  This article lists events that occurred during 1941 in Estonia.
  
  ## Events
  
  * German troops took with help of the Forest Brothers Estonia over from the Soviets.
  * 14 June – mass deportations by Soviet Union authorities take place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
  * 22 June – Germany attacked Soviet Union, Estonian partisans (Forest Brothers) started revolting in Southern Estonia.
  * July – German troops enter Estonia.
  * 28 August – sinking of a Soviet steamer with 3500 Soviet-mobilized Estonian men on board, 598 of them died.
  * 1 December – Self-government of Estonia, headed by Hjalmar Mäe, is appointed by German military administration.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 22 January – Jaan Kaplinski, writer
  * 25 November – Tiit Lilleorg, actor (d. 2021)
  * 4 December – Leila Säälik, Estonian actress
  * 6 December – Evald Hermaküla, Estonian actor and director (died 2000)
  