Tagalaht () is a bay in the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...
, on the north-west coast of
Saaremaa
Saaremaa (; ) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring , its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020). The main island of the West Estonian archipelago (Moonsund archipelago), it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hi ...
Island in
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
, situated between the
Tagamõisa Peninsula () and
Ninase (Cape Ninnast). During
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, the bay, guarded by Russian beach forts at Hundsort and Ninnast, was the main landing point for German troops during
Operation Albion in October 1917, when Saaremaa was occupied.
[Barrett, Michael B]
''Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands''
Indiana University Press: Bloomington, IN.
References
Bays of Estonia
Saaremaa Parish
Bays of the Baltic Sea
Landforms of Saare County
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