After it became clear that the German invasion of Estonia would be successful, political prisoners who could not be evacuated were executed by the NKVD, so that they would not be able to make contact with the Nazi government.
Da det stod klart, at den tyske invasion af Estland ville lykkes, blev politiske fanger, som ikke kunne evakueres, henrettet af NKVD, så de ikke kunne tage kontakt til de nazistiske myndigheder.