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Remembering Estonias Second World War refugees In the autumn of 1944, as the Red Army closed in and renewed Soviet occupation became inevitable, around 80,000 Estonians fled aboard ships and small fishing boats; for many, the perilous escape marked only the beginning of years spent in displaced persons camps before they could build new lives in Britain, North America, Australia and elsewhere.* In August and September 1944, as the Second World War raged, tens of thousands of Estonians scrambled to board anything that could float – from ships to small wooden fishing boats – in a desperate bid to escape their war-torn homeland, which would remain under Soviet occupation until 1991. Continue reading Remembering Estonias Second World War refugees at Estonian World.

Remembering Estonias Second World War refugees In the autumn of 1944, as the Red Army closed in and renewed Soviet occupation became inevitable, around 80,000 Estonians fled aboard ships and small fishing boats; for many, the perilous escape marked only the beginning of years spent in displaced persons camps before they could build new lives in Britain, North America, Australia and elsewhere.* In August and September 1944, as the Second World War raged, tens of thousands of Estonians scrambled to board anything that could float – from ships to small wooden fishing boats – in a desperate bid to escape their war-torn homeland, which would remain under Soviet occupation until 1991. Continue reading Remembering Estonias Second World War refugees at Estonian World.