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His Majesty`s Warship (2001)

Original title of the film: Tema Majesteedi sõjalaev

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Documentary Duration 51:27

His Majesty´s Warship talks about The Estonian War of Independence and the activities of the British Royal Navy in the Gulf of Finland during the war years 1918-1919. The film uses the letters that a British sailor wrote home to his wife from battle. Russian historian Vitali Pirogov and British historian Terry Charman from the Imperial War Museum in London give interviews from the forts and harbor of Kronstadt. Charman says: „We wanted to re-establish democratic rule in Russia. Thus, we also had to deal with Estonians who were fighting for their independence.“ This is fairly open confession, asi ...

Director: Indrek Kangur

Keywords: historians | allveearheoloog | allveearheoloogia | briti mereväelased Vabadussõjas | Briti sõjalaevastik Vabadussõjas | diplomatic activity | Eesti ranniku kaitsmine | commemorating the victims | inglise sõjalaevastik | laevade hukkumine miinidel | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) F-Seitse
Film Category Documentary
Text / Dialogue Estonian, English
Voiceower Estonian, English
Duration 51:27, 26:00

First releases

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  • at other places: 21.06.2001, Laeval Suur Tõll, Estonia

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  • Kultuuriministeerium
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