Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405
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Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405 was a war-time formation in the German Imperial Army during the First World War. It was created late 1916 and was attached to the 405. Infanterie-Brigade of the 203. Infanterie-Division. It defended the Narva
town against the Gdov
and Yamburg Detachments of the 7th Red Army on the north wing of the Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 on 22 November 1918. Thereafter on 28 November 1918, the 6th Red Rifle Division attacked units of the Estonian Defence League
(partly consisting of secondary school pupils) and the German Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405 again marking the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence. The red rifle division captured the city on 28 November. The Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405 thereafter withdrew westwards.
Narva
Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...
town against the Gdov
Gdov
Gdov is a town and the administrative center of Gdovsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Gdovka River, just from its outflow into Lake Peipus. Population:...
and Yamburg Detachments of the 7th Red Army on the north wing of the Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919 on 22 November 1918. Thereafter on 28 November 1918, the 6th Red Rifle Division attacked units of the Estonian Defence League
Estonian Defence League
The Estonian Defence League is the name of the unified paramilitary armed forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Defence League is a paramilitary defence organization which aim is to guarantee the preservation of the independence and sovereignty of the state, the integrity of its land area and its...
(partly consisting of secondary school pupils) and the German Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405 again marking the beginning of the Estonian War of Independence. The red rifle division captured the city on 28 November. The Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 405 thereafter withdrew westwards.