1944Estonian National Committee Formed

The underground organisation, the National Committee of the ...
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1939
1944

🇨🇿 Czechoslovak National Committee Formed in Paris

A Czechoslovak National Committee is put in place in Paris by Edvard Beneš with the goal of creating an internationally recognized government.
Czechoslovak National Committee Formed in Paris (1939)
Czechoslovakiagovernment in exileEdvard BenešParispolitical organizationWorld War IIresistance

🇪🇪 Estonian National Committee Formed

The underground organisation, the National Committee of the Republic of Estonia, is formed in Tallinn.
Estonian National Committee Formed (1944)
EstoniaResistanceUndergroundPoliticsOccupationBaltic StatesWWII

🏛️ Political Committee of National Liberation Formed in Greece

Political Committee of National Liberation Formed in Greece (1944)
GreecePolitical CommitteeNational LiberationResistancePoliticsGovernmentCivil WarAxis Occupation

🇪🇪 Estonian Declaration of Independence

The National Committee of the Republic of Estonia makes a declaration "to the Estonian People." The declaration was made public to the world press in Stockholm in July 1944 and in Tallinn on 1 August 1944.
Estonian Declaration of Independence (1944)
EstoniaBaltic StatesIndependenceDeclarationResistanceSoviet UnionWorld War IIStockholmTallinn

🇪🇪 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