Leningrad Front
The setbacks in the Narva offensive (15–28 February 1944) came as an unpleasant surprise to the leadership of the Leningrad Front, blaming it on the arrival of the Estonian Division. Since the beginning of January, the Leningrad Front had lost 227,440 troops killed, wounded or missing in action, which constituted more than half of the troops who participated in the Leningrad–Novgorod strategic offensive. Both sides rushed reinforcements into the area. The 59th Army was brought to Narva and the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps placed under the command of the Leningrad Front.