Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)
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soviet-occupation-of-the-baltic-states-1940-190-2017596
title:
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940)
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The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states covers the period from the Soviet–Baltic mutual assistance pacts in 1939, to their invasion and annexation in 1940, to the mass deportations of 1941. In September and October 1939 the Soviet government compelled the much smaller Baltic states to conclude mutual assistance pacts which gave the Soviets the right to establish military bases there. Following invasion by the Red Army in the summer of 1940, Soviet authorities compelled the Baltic governments
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Forced annexation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by the USSR (1939–41)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_occupation_of_the_Baltic_states_(1940)
date created:
2010-05-03T19:07:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:20:01Z
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