Tagalaht
(Redirected from Tagga Bay)
| Tagalaht | |
|---|---|
| Tagga Bay, Taggaviken | |
 Tagalaht Bay Panorama | |
.png)  Tagalaht Tagga Bay marked on a relief image of Estonia | |
| Location | Saare County, Estonia |
| Coordinates | 58°31′N 22°4′E / 58.517°N 22.067°E |
| Type | Bay |
| Part of | Baltic Sea |
Tagalaht (German: Taggabucht, Swedish: Taggaviken) is a bay in the Baltic Sea, on the northwest coast of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. The bay is situated between the peninsulas of Tagamõisa (German: Hundsort) and Ninase (German: Ninnast). During World War I, the bay, guarded by Russian beach forts at Tagamõisa and Ninase, was the main landing point for German troops in the October 1917 Operation Albion, during which Saaremaa was captured.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Barrett, Michael B. Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands. Indiana University Press: Bloomington, IN. ISBN 978-0-253-34969-9