 Under Nelke's command, the crew of the "Eestirand" aided the 2700 surviving Estonian conscripts to disarm the Soviet military personnel aboard the ship and take control of the island, where Nelke and his crew raised the ship's Estonian flag up a tall pine.The revolt allowed thousands of Estonians to escape Soviet occupied territory and avoid mobilization to Leningrad.A memorial was built on Prangli Island to honor the bravery of the crew of the "Eestirand", and those who had died in the attack.