5 Aug 1944

Estonia
  • Z35 and Z36 escorted heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen off the Estonian island of Saaremaa (German: Ösel). ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Z35 | Z36 | Saaremaa | CPC]
20 Nov 1944

Estonia
  • Admiral Scheer, Prinz Eugen, Z35, Z36, and Z43 began shelling Soviet positions during the evacuation of the Sõrve (German: Sworbe) peninsula on the Estonian island of Saaremaa (German: Ösel). ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Admiral Scheer | Z35 | Z36 | Z43 | Saaremaa | CPC]
24 Nov 1944

Estonia
  • Admiral Scheer, Prinz Eugen, Z35, Z36, and Z43 completed shelling Soviet positions during the evacuation of the Sõrve (German: Sworbe) peninsula on the Estonian island of Saaremaa (German: Ösel). ww2dbase [Prinz Eugen | Admiral Scheer | Z35 | Z36 | Z43 | Saaremaa | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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