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I will be travelling through Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia this year. Can anyone recommend some sites to go and see with refernce to WW2? Museums, battle sites , ruins etc?
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Places to visit in the Baltics
Re: Places to visit in the Baltics
In Daugavpils, Latvia, the Fortress. I visited in 2004 and saw: There is a large ruined 1807 Russian fortress converted later to a Soviet base and now abandoned - still Red Stars and Hammer and Sickles around. The site was of a 17th C Polish Fortress, in the Polish city, Dżwina.
Present status?
http://www.latvia.travel/en/daugavpils-fortress
There is also a monument in the city, to the Polish Army, which with support of the Latvian army, liberated Latvia from the Red Army.
Present status?
http://www.latvia.travel/en/daugavpils-fortress
There is also a monument in the city, to the Polish Army, which with support of the Latvian army, liberated Latvia from the Red Army.
Re: Places to visit in the Baltics
Enjoy a boat ride to the forested Naissaar Island, which was restricted to the Soviet military until independence. A number of blown landmines and the Soviet harbour defence artillery (WWI and WWII) complex ruins can be seen. It is offshore from Tallinn, Estonia.
Not WWII, but a must see. Pilsrunsdale, Latvia, has the 18th C Runsdale Palace, claimed to be second only to St Petersburg Palace in size and beauty.
Not WWII, but a must see. Pilsrunsdale, Latvia, has the 18th C Runsdale Palace, claimed to be second only to St Petersburg Palace in size and beauty.
Re: Places to visit in the Baltics
Visit the Narva-river, east border of Estonia.BMM389EC wrote:Hello All
I will be travelling through Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia this year. Can anyone recommend some sites to go and see with refernce to WW2? Museums, battle sites , ruins etc?
Regards
Narva-river was noman's land from Spring 1944 to Autumn 1944 between German and Soviet troops.
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Re: Places to visit in the Baltics
Tallinn has a nice museum built in an old seaplane hangar:
http://www.lennusadam.eu/en/
Not been there, but there is a memorial of the Battle of Tannenberg Line (Sinimäed Hills):
http://www.rindeleht.ee/foorum/phpBB2/v ... ?f=3&t=341
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tannenberg_Line
http://www.lennusadam.eu/en/
Not been there, but there is a memorial of the Battle of Tannenberg Line (Sinimäed Hills):
http://www.rindeleht.ee/foorum/phpBB2/v ... ?f=3&t=341
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tannenberg_Line