1939 ⟶ Lithuania Negotiates with Stalin over Soviet Bases

Lithuanians meet Stalin and Molotov in Moscow. Stalin offers...
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🤝 Lithuania Negotiates with Stalin over Soviet Bases

Lithuanians meet Stalin and Molotov in Moscow. Stalin offers Lithuania the city of Vilnius (in Poland) in return for allowing Soviet military bases in Lithuania. The Lithuanians are reluctant.⟶
Lithuania Negotiates with Stalin over Soviet Bases (1939)
Soviet UnionLithuaniaBaltic StatesMolotovStalinMilitary BasesAnnexationEastern Europe

📜 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

💣 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

🤝 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

🤝 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)
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🚩 Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are occupied by the Soviet Union.⟶
Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (1940)
Soviet UnionEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaOccupationAnnexationWorld War IIBaltic StatesExpansionismEastern Europe