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Estonia is the smallest of the three Baltic counties. In 1939, Estonia had a small Jewish population of about 4,500 people. During World War II (1939–1945), it was occupied by the Soviet Union (1940–1941) then by Nazi Germany (1941–1944). Explore more content related to Estonia before, during, and after the Holocaust (1933–1945).

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Baltic Countries, 1933 [LCID: bal19010]
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Baltic Countries, 1933
Baltic Countries, 1945 [LCID: bal19030]
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Baltic Countries, 1945
Media Essay
Collaboration - Photograph
Corpses of inmates from Klooga concentration camp stacked for burning. [LCID: 50609]
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Corpses of inmates at Klooga
Corpses of inmates from Klooga concentration camp stacked for burning. [LCID: 50607]
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Corpses of inmates from Klooga
Corpses of inmates discovered by Soviet troops at the Klooga forced-labor camp. [LCID: 74377]
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Corpses of victims at the Klooga camp
Deportation from the Kovno ghetto to forced-labor camps in Estonia. [LCID: 81078]
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Deportation from the Kovno ghetto
Eastern Europe, 1933 [LCID: eeu19010]
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Eastern Europe, 1933
Media Essay
Estonia
Deportation from the Kovno ghetto to forced-labor camps in Estonia. [LCID: 81078]
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Estonia
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Estonia - Animated Map/Map
Media Essay
Estonia - Photograph
Estonian policemen stand trial for war crimes [LCID: dfw0414e]
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Estonian policemen stand trial for war crimes
Europe 1933, Baltic Countries indicated [LCID: eur69510]
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Europe 1933, Baltic Countries indicated
Ghettos in the Baltic Countries, 1941-1943 [LCID: bal19020]
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Ghettos in the Baltic Countries, 1941-1943
A field with a small hill sparsely covered in vegetation. A few small trees can be seen dotting the background.
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Mass execution site in Estonia

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