Estonian Operation of the NKVD

For a topical guide, see Outline of the Great Purge (Soviet Union).
For a chronological guide, see Timeline of the Great Purge.
Estonian Operation of the NKVD
Part of the mass operations of the NKVD during the Great Purge
Location Soviet Union
Date1937–1938
TargetEstonians
Attack type
Ethnic cleansing
Prison shootings
Deaths4,672
PerpetratorsSoviet NKVD

The Estonian Operation of the NKVD was a mass arrest, execution and deportations of persons of Estonian origin in the Soviet Union by the NKVD during the period of Great Purge (1937–1938). A total of 5,680 were sentenced during the repression, of which 4,672 were sentenced to death. It was a part of the series of mass operations of the NKVD, which targeted many minority nationalities in the Soviet Union.[1]

References

  1. ^ Werth, Nicolas (2010-05-20). "The NKVD Mass Secret National Operations (August 1937 - November 1938)". Sciences Po. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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