1940 ⟶ Soviet Blockade and Coup Preparations in Baltic States; Finnish Airplane Shot Down

A total military blockade on the Baltic States by the Soviet...
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✈️ Soviet Blockade and Coup Preparations in Baltic States; Finnish Airplane Shot Down

A total military blockade on the Baltic States by the Soviet Baltic Fleet. Soviet troops along the Baltic borders are ready to organise communist coups in the Baltic States. Soviet bombers shoot down a Finnish passenger airplane Kaleva flying from Tallinn to Helsinki and carrying three diplomatic pouches from the U.S. legations in Tallinn, Riga and Helsinki.⟶
Soviet Blockade and Coup Preparations in Baltic States; Finnish Airplane Shot Down (1940)
Soviet UnionBaltic StatesOccupationAir WarDiplomacyEspionageMilitary BlockadeCoup d'étatFinland

🇷🇺 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-Led Coups in Baltic States

Soviet-led coups in the Baltic States. In the only military resistance in Tallinn, 2 die on Estonian side and about 10 on the Soviet side.⟶
Soviet UnionBaltic StatesoccupationcoupspoliticalEastern Europeresistance

🗳️ Baltic States Request USSR Membership

In the Baltic States Soviet controlled parliaments request membership of USSR.⟶
Baltic StatesSoviet UnionAnnexationUSSROccupationPolitical IntrigueLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaEastern Europe