1944
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| Initial release | Estonia |
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| Directors | Elmo Nüganen |
| Initial DVD release | Germany |
| Languages | Estonian, Russian, German |
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| ID | 2381365 |
About 1944
During WWII in 1944, war rages on as German soldiers fight invading Russian forces. But while the two great nations clash, Estonian men are forced to choose sides and face each other on the battlefield. Based on true events.
Léon Gautier: Last French D-Day fighter dies aged 100
... Léon Gautier was part of the D-Day landings in 1944 - when Allied forces invaded Normandy in France during the biggest sea invasion in history...
World's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, dies aged 118
... Ms Randon - who assumed the name Sister Andre when she took holy orders in 1944 - died in her sleep at her nursing home in Toulon, France...
Normandy veterans' welfare officer makes good a lifelong promise
... It is hard to fathom, almost, but on 6 June 1944 - D-Day - this nonagenarian was too young to have played a part in World War Two...
Eurovision: Russia can compete despite invasion of Ukraine
... Russia were favourites to win the competition in 2016, until Ukrainian singer Jamala with a song that depicted the deportation of Crimean Tatars by Josef Stalin in 1944 - a horrific chapter that the nation s parliament has described as tantamount to genocide...
D-Day: Veterans and world leaders mark 75th anniversary
... Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron thanked veterans who took part in June 1944...
