Thermopylae of the Foreign Waffen SS | The Great Battle of the Blue Hills 1944 in Narva

Which foreign Waffen SS divisions fought in the Battle of the Blue Hills? Why did Hitler insist on holding this position? How many casualties did the Red Army suffer trying to take the hills west of Narva? Why were the Germans forced to retreat? Was Ferdinand Schorner’s role key in this battle? We will analyze it in this program below!

00:00 Introduction
00:33 Breakout of the Leningrad encirclement
02:35 Soviet assault on the Narva
04:00 German defense of the Blue Hills
06:22 Attack on July 26
07:10 Attack on July 27
09:50 Attack on July 28
11:10 Attack on July 29
12:01 Attack on July 30
12:42 End of the battle of Blue Hills
13:30 Casualty count of the battle

Credit to : War Academy

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