World War II: Soviet troops launch the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn_Offensive" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tallinn Offensive">Tallinn Offensive</a> against Germany and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia_in_World_War_II" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Estonia in World War II">pro-independence Estonian units</a>.