1940 ⟶ Estonian General Laidoner Deported to Siberia

General Johan Laidoner of Estonia is deported to Siberia.
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🚂 Estonian General Laidoner Deported to Siberia

General Johan Laidoner of Estonia is deported to Siberia.⟶
Estonian General Laidoner Deported to Siberia (1940)
EstoniaSoviet UnionDeportationBaltic StatesRepressionOccupationEastern FrontPolitical PersecutionUSSR

👮 Estonian President Päts Arrested and Deported

The President of Estonia, Konstantin Päts, is arrested and deported to Russia by the Soviets.⟶
Estonian President Päts Arrested and Deported (1940)
EstoniaSoviet UnionDeportationOccupationBaltic StatesEastern EuropePolitical RepressionWorld War II

🇪🇪 USSR Annexes Estonia

The USSR formally annexes Estonia.⟶
USSR Annexes Estonia (1940)
Soviet UnionEstoniaAnnexationOccupationBaltic StatesEastern FrontWorld War IITerritorial Expansion

📦 Mass Soviet Deportations from Baltic States to Siberia Continue

10,100 people from Estonia, 15,000 from Latvia and 34,000 (or 35,000, starting a day earlier) from Lithuania are deported to Siberia by the Soviet Union.⟶
Mass Soviet Deportations from Baltic States to Siberia Continue (1941)
Soviet UnionDeportationEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaBaltic StatesRepressionEthnic CleansingEastern FrontWorld War IISoviet Atrocities

🇪🇪 Estonian Government Proclaimed

Jüri Uluots proclaims the Government of Estonia headed by Deputy Prime Minister Otto Tief.⟶
Estonian Government Proclaimed (1944)
EstoniaGovernment in ExileResistanceOccupationPoliticsEastern FrontSoviet UnionBaltic States

🇪🇪 Estonian Government Forced to Flee

The Government of Estonia prints a few hundred copies of the Riigi Teataja (State Gazette) and is forced to flee under Soviet pressure.⟶
Estonian Government Forced to Flee (1944)
EstoniaSoviet UnionOccupationGovernment in ExileBaltic StatesEastern FrontResistance1944