1939 ⟶ Latvia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with Soviet Union

Latvia signs a 10-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the Sovie...
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🤝 Latvia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with Soviet Union

Latvia signs a 10-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the Soviet Union, which allows the Soviets to have 25,000 men in military bases in Latvia. Stalin promises to respect Latvian independence.⟶
Latvia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with Soviet Union (1939)
Soviet UnionLatviaBaltic StatesMutual Assistance PactMilitary BasesAnnexationEastern EuropeDiplomacy

📜 Soviet Ultimatum to Estonia

In Moscow Molotov asks from the Estonian delegation a mutual assistance pact which would give the Soviets naval and air bases. If the Soviet Union doesn't get military bases in Estonia, it will be compelled “to use force against Estonia”.⟶
Soviet UnionEstoniaBaltic StatesMolotovMutual Assistance PactThreat of ForceDiplomacyAnnexationEastern Europe

🤝 Estonia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR

Estonia signs a 10-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the Soviet Union, which allows the Soviets to have 30 000-men military bases in Estonia. As a gift in return Stalin promises to respect Estonian independence.⟶
Estonia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR (1939)
EstoniaSoviet UnionMutual Assistance PactMilitary basesBaltic StatesOccupationDiplomacyAnnexationEastern Front

💣 Latvia Threatened with Occupation by USSR

Latvian representatives negotiate with Stalin and Molotov. Soviets threaten an occupation by force if they do not get military bases in Latvia.⟶
Latvia Threatened with Occupation by USSR (1939)
LatviaSoviet UnionOccupationMilitary basesBaltic StatesMolotovStalinEastern FrontAnnexationDiplomacy

🤝 Lithuania Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR

Lithuania signs a 15-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the Soviet Union, which allows the Soviets to have 20,000 men in military bases in Lithuania. In a secret protocol, Vilnius is made Lithuanian territory.⟶
Lithuania Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR (1939)
RussiaLithuaniaSoviet UnionBaltic StatesTreatyMilitary BasesAnnexationSecret Protocol

✉️ Soviet Ultimatum to Latvia and Estonia

Soviet Union gives eight-hour ultimatum to Latvia and Estonia to surrender.⟶
Soviet UnionLatviaEstoniaUltimatumOccupationBaltic StatesWorld War IIDiplomacyAnnexation