1941 in Estonia

← 1940 1939 1938 1941 in Estonia → 1942 1943 1944
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1941 Timeline of Estonian history

This article lists events that occurred during 1941 in Estonia.

Incumbents[]

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Events[]

• German troops took with help of the Forest Brothers Estonia over from the Soviets.
• 14 June – mass deportations by Soviet Union authorities take place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 22 June – Germany attacked Soviet Union, Estonian partisans (Forest Brothers) started revolting in Southern Estonia.
• 28 August – sinking of a Soviet steamer with 3500 Soviet-mobilized Estonian men on board, 598 of them died.
• 1 December – Self-government of Estonia, headed by Hjalmar Mäe, is appointed by German military administration.

Births[]

• 22 January – Jaan Kaplinski, writer
• 25 November – Tiit Lilleorg, actor (d. 2021)
• 4 December – Leila Säälik, Estonian actress
• 6 December – Evald Hermaküla, Estonian actor and director (died 2000)

Deaths[]

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