Incumbents

Events

Otto Tief was captured by Soviet forces; Jüri Uluots and members of the Tief government escaped to Sweden.
30 January – Battle of Narva: The first Soviet units crossed Estonian border.
24 February – Battle of Narva: Estonian volunteers launched a counterattack at Narva river.
6 March – World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Narva in Estonia, destroying almost the entire old town.
9 March – World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
26 July – Battle of Narva: The Soviets captured Narva.
29 July – Battle of Tannenberg Line: The Estonian and German counterattack stopped Soviet advance towards Tallinn.
26 August – The Soviets captured most of Tartu, what became frontline city for almost a month.
September – although German troops were expelled from Estonia, the local anti-Soviet movement (so called Forest Brothers) organized small-scaled armed resistance against Soviet regime.^[1]
18 September – Jüri Uluots, prime minister in capacity of president of Estonia, asks Otto Tief to form a government on the eve of the withdrawal of German forces; official gazette published proclaiming the Tief government.
20 September – Otto Tief attempts to organise the defence of Tallinn against the arrival of the Red Army two days later.
22 September – The Soviets captured Tallinn.
19 December – The entire territory of Estonia was captured by the Red Army.

August 26 Hans Leesment, Estonian general (b. 1873)
November 22 Johan Pitka, Estonian entrepreneur, sea captain and admiral (b. 1872)

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^ "Helenurm, Helle-Reet". Eesti Entsüklopeedia (in Estonian). 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ Veidemann, Rein (3 July 2006). "Viiu Härm: peata oma peegeldus voolavas vees". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^ Käänik, Kaspar (9 October 2014). "Lii Tedre tähistab 70. juubelit". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 December 2020.

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