This article lists events that occurred during 1941 in Estonia. Events German troops took with help of the Forest Brothers Estonia over from the Soviets. 14 June – mass deportations by Soviet Union authorities take place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 22 June – Germany attacked Soviet Union, Estonian partisans (Forest Brothers) started revolting in Southern Estonia. July – German troops enter Estonia. 28 August – sinking of a Soviet steamer with 3500 Soviet-mobilized Estonian men on board, 598 of them died. 1 December – Self-government of Estonia, headed by Hjalmar Mäe, is appointed by German military administration.
Births 22 January – Jaan Kaplinski, writer 25 November – Tiit Lilleorg, actor (d. 2021) 4 December – Leila Säälik, Estonian actress 6 December – Evald Hermaküla, Estonian actor and director (died 2000) References