battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Kautla
Battle of Kautla was a battle fought on 24 July 1941 at Kautla, in what is now Estonia. It was part of occupation of the Baltic states, which ran from 1940 to 1991. The recorded result: Soviet victory.
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Record
| Date | 24 July 1941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kautla, Estonia 59.127N, 25.445E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 59 | |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 32 soldiers KIA or MIA; 30 civilians murdered by the Soviets; Around 2,000 civilians fled with help of Erna force |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Weissenstein 1602, 27 km S
- Battle of Weissenstein 1604, 27 km S
- Siege of Weissenstein 1572, 28 km S
- Battle of Porkuni 1944, 41 km E
- Siege of Reval 1570, 53 km NW
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Leningrad Soviet Union
- Battle of Moscow Soviet Union
- Battle of Crete Greece
- Battle of Kiev Ukraine
Battle of Kautla is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Estonia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871402, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kautla, revision 1379727414, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.