Historical Events tagged with "klooga"
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Military & Warfare
Soviet Forces Free Klooga Concentration Camp
September 28th, 1944 80 years ago
Soviet Army troops liberated the Klooga concentration camp located in Estonia, where they found approximately 800 inmates who had survived the brutal conditions. This liberation occurred as part of a broader campaign to push back German forces during World War II. The camp had been established by the Nazis for forced labor and had become a site of severe human rights abuses. The liberation marked a pivotal moment in the efforts to reclaim occupied territories by Soviet troops.
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