1939 ⟶ Lithuania Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR
Lithuania signs a 15-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the So...Year
1939
1940
🤝 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.⟶

RussiaLithuaniaSoviet UnionBaltic StatesTreatyMilitary BasesAnnexationSecret Protocol
🤝 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.⟶

EstoniaSoviet UnionMutual Assistance PactMilitary basesBaltic StatesOccupationDiplomacyAnnexationEastern Front
🤝 Lithuania Negotiates with Stalin over Soviet Bases
🤝 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.⟶

Soviet UnionLatviaBaltic StatesMutual Assistance PactMilitary BasesAnnexationEastern EuropeDiplomacy
🚩 Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are occupied by the Soviet Union.⟶

Soviet UnionEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaOccupationAnnexationWorld War IIBaltic StatesExpansionismEastern Europe