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Railway Station for the 15th Anniversary of the Capture of Tapa. The plaque was unveiled on January 9, 1934, by Johan Laidoner. The plaque reads "9. Jaan 1919, murdsid soomusrongid punaste ikke Tapal" (English: On January 9, 1919, the men of
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Estonian soldiers
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the Red Army began to retreat towards a wooded area. The Red Army soldiers continued running into a field.
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Soomusrongide tegevusest Vabadussõja murrang-ajajärgul Põhja (Viru) rindel. Tapa vallutamine
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the Armored trains broke through the Reds and captured Tapa")
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