1941 ⟶ Mass Soviet Deportations from Baltic States to Siberia Continue

10,100 people from Estonia, 15,000 from Latvia and 34,000 (o...
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1941

🇷🇺 Soviet Union Prepares for Baltic Takeover

Soviet Union is preparing a total takeover in the Baltic States organizing and staging conflicts between the Baltic States and the USSR. Soviet government accuses Lithuania of kidnapping Soviet soldiers.⟶
Soviet UnionBaltic StatesOccupationLithuaniaEstoniaLatviaMolotov-Ribbentrop PactAnnexationCold War Origins

✉️ Soviet Ultimatum to Latvia and Estonia

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

🚩 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

🚂 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

📦 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

📦 Soviet Deportations of Lithuanians to Siberia Begin

Soviets begin deporting Lithuanians to Siberia. Deportations continue for five days and total 35,000 Lithuanians, among them 7000 Jews.⟶
Soviet UnionDeportationLithuaniaBaltic StatesRepressionEthnic CleansingEastern FrontWorld War IISoviet Atrocities