Although initially the Germans were welcomed by most Estonians as liberators from the USSR and its oppressions, and hopes were raised for the restoration of the country's independence, it was soon realised that the Nazis were but another occupying power. The Germans used Estonia's resources for their war effort; for the duration of the occupation Estonia was incorporated into the German province of Ostland. The Germans and their collaborators also carried out The Holocaust in Estonia in which they established a network of concentration camps and murdered thousands of Estonian Jews and Estonian Gypsies, other Estonians, non-Estonian Jews, and Soviet prisoners of war. COUNT 4
QSN1 What did the majority of Estonians view the Germans as? ANS1 liberators QSN2 Who was in control of Estonia before the Germans? ANS2 the USSR QSN3 What did Estonia hope to restore after the removal of the USSR? ANS3 the country's independence QSN4 What did Germany take from Estonia for their war strategy? ANS4 Estonia's resources