Battle of Narva Map

    The Battle of Narva took place from February 2, 1944 - August 10, 1944. This battle was fought between the German Army led by Johannes Friebner and Felix Stenier and the Soviet Union led by Loenid Govorov and Ivan Fedyuninsky.Basically, the only reason for this battle was Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin wanted the area around Narva (Estonia) for an air base and an intrance for the invasion of Prussia. However, things didn't go as Stalin planned. The German Army hit the Soviets fast and hard resulting in 480,000 casualties compared to Germany's 68,000. By looking below at the strengths of both armies, it is hard to believe that the Soviet Union took the "whooping" like it did.

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German Army's Strengths:
123,541 personnel
32 Tanks
137 aircraft

German Army's Casualties and Losses:
14,000 dead or missing
54,000 wounded
68,000 casualties

Soviet Union's Strengths:
200,000 personnel
2500 guns
100 tanks
800 aircraft
Soviet Union's Casualties and Losses:
100,000 dead or missing
380,000 wounded
300 tanks
230 aircraft
480,000 casualties