Vaivara Blue Hills Museum

Expectations were much higher

As our both fathers took part of the Sinimägede battle in 1944 me and my husband had high hopes for this museum to help to explain this time period to our youngest son. The museum though had little, a...

A gem for history enthusiasts in Eastern Estonia

For people in Western Europe, WWII is a clear black/white, good v evil war. In Eastern Europe however it was far more nuanced. Thousands of Estonians died fighting in German uniforms while thousands...

The war history is remembered

The museum and its surrounding area is about the important battles during the II World War called battles at Sinimäed. The guide will share the stories of soldiers and fights so that you can really im...

For the modern-history buff!!!

WWII - in Estonia. ! In 1944 fierce fighting took place between retreating german forces and the Red Army. App. 22000 germans troops ( among them both danish, norwegian and Swedish voluntiers) held of...

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Original Text

A beautiful memory with a big cross at the top of a small green mountain that on its sides are found stones.