Tallinn to commemorate March bombings on Monday evening

Tallinn to commemorate March bombings on Monday evening

March 9 will mark the 82nd anniversary of the Soviet Air Force's air raid on Tallinn, which killed over 500 residents and left 20,000 homeless. Flags will be flown at half-mast across the capital in remembrance.

How Soviet bombs strengthened Estonia's determination to rebuild its independent nation

On 9 March 1944, Tallinn was devastated by the March bombings, which destroyed a quarter of the city almost overnight; Adam Rang, whose family members lost their home that night, reflects on how the bombings changed Estonia – and recreated the photos to show how present-day Tallinn has recovered. The scale of the devastation inflicted on Tallinn in March 1944 is not immediately obvious to the tourists that flock to its postcard-perfect Old Town …