Kollaboration und Widerstand in Estland 1940-1944

Estonia had a very small Jewish population before the 2nd World War - about 4000 people. The German invasion of Estonia was delayed by fierce Soviet resistance which enabled about half the Jewish population to retreat eastwards into Soviet territory. When the Germans arrived, probably less than 1000 Jews remained. The Germans had little success in finding local volunteer to shoot Jews, but were successful in finding those willing to execute communists, amongst whom there were Jews.