Departure of Germans from Estonia (1939)

Ethnic Germans leaving Estonia for Germany in 1939, at the entrance to the German consulate, waiting to receive their documents.

Announcements on the doors of the consulate.

A German diplomat gives explanations to those wishing to leave for Germany.

A queue at the consulate.

Germans leaving for Germany go to the port.

German passenger ships at the roadstead of the Port of Tallinn (panorama).

A sign directing boarding on the doors of the port warehouse.

Transporting the luggage of departing Germans.

Unloading luggage for customs inspection.

Panorama of the customs inspection point.

Inspection by Estonian customs officers.

Checking luggage by one of the customs officers.

Registration tag on the frame of a bicycle.

The face of a girl sitting on suitcases.

The face of an elderly man.

Unloading luggage from a trolley to be sent to the ship.

A German passenger ship in the Port of Tallinn.

The ship approaches the pier.

View of the stern of a ship.

A bundle of luggage is loaded onto the ship using a crane.

A woman with suitcases goes down to the pier after customs inspection.

Ship stewards help elderly people down the steps onto the pier.

Passengers climb the gangway onto the ship.