September 1944

Eastern Front

Lead elements of the 59th and 8th Armies reach Tallinn and capture the city as the 18th Army rapidly evacuates its units south to avoid encirclement.

The 3rd Panzer Army has to abandon its counterattack in Latvia, having lost more than 140 panzers during bitter fighting. The 43rd and 4th Shock Armies immediately counterattack and force the 16th Army back upon Riga.