Battle of Narva (1944)

February 2 – August 10, 1944 · Narva

Result German defensive victory

German forces and Estonian volunteers held the Narva line against Soviet attacks for months. The Soviets later broke through further south and the Germans withdrew.

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Axis powers

Allies of World War II

Germany

Soviet Union

Johannes Frießner military commander

Leonid Govorov military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 123,541
Casualties: 68,000
Tanks: 32
Aircraft: 137

Strength: 200,000
Casualties: 480,000
Tanks: 125
Tanks lost: 300
Aircraft: 800
Aircraft lost: 230
Guns: 2,500

Units

III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps XXVI Army Corps (Wehrmacht) XXXXIII Army Corps (Wehrmacht) 11th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland 122nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 170th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) 214th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 58th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 6th Flak Division Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle Estonian Auxiliary Police

2nd Shock Army 59th Army (Soviet Union) 8th Army (Soviet Union) 8th Estonian Rifle Corps 120th Rifle Division 124th Rifle Division 125th Rifle Division 131st Rifle Division 177th Rifle Division 189th Rifle Division 191st Rifle Division 249th Rifle Division 256th Rifle Division 374th Rifle Division 377th Rifle Division 378th Rifle Division 98th Rifle Division

Battles 6

Battle for Narva Bridgehead February 2 – July 26, 1944 · German withdrawal
Narva offensive (15–28 February 1944) February 15–28, 1944 · German defensive victory
Narva offensive (1–4 March 1944) March 1–4, 1944 · German defensive victory
Battle of Auvere July 20–25, 1944 · German defensive victory
Narva offensive (July 1944) July 24–30, 1944 · Soviet victory
Battle of Tannenberg Line July 25 – August 10, 1944 · German victory