Battle of Narva (1918)

Battle of Narva
	Part of the Estonian Independence War and the Soviet westward offensive of 1918-1919
	; A painting of German-Estonian troops standoff against Russian troops during the Battle of Joala.
Date	November 28, 1918
Location	Narva, Estonia
Result	Soviet Victory ; Narva Isthmus (Now Ida-Viru County) captured by Red Army ; The Commune of the Working People of Estonia Established
Belligerents
Estonia German Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405	Soviet Russia

The Battle of Narva (Estonian: Narva lahing) took place on November 28, 1918, in the city of Narva and Jaanilinn (now Ivangorod) between troops from the Provisional Government of Estonia and the Russian Red Army. The battle is considered the beginning of the Estonian Independence War. The Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405 of the German Imperial Army was also involved against the Red Army.

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