The Kurkse tragedy occurred on 11 September 1997, when 14 Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion drowned in the Kurkse Strait during a dangerous training maneuver. The Kurkse tragedy is the deadliest accident in the Estonian Defence Forces since the country regained independence in 1991.
Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait.
On September 11, in the year 1997, Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of September 11, one of 462 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 11, 1997 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 21 July 2025.
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