1940 ⟶ Soviet-Led Coups in Baltic States
Soviet-led coups in the Baltic States. In the only military ...
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1940
🚩 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
🇷🇺 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 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 UnionBaltic StatesOccupationAir WarDiplomacyEspionageMilitary BlockadeCoup d'étatFinland
🚩 Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are occupied by the Soviet Union.⟶
Soviet UnionEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaOccupationAnnexationWorld War IIBaltic StatesExpansionismEastern Europe
🗳️ Soviets Rig Elections in Baltic States
Soviets organize rigged elections in the Baltic States. The parliaments will be in the control of the Soviets.⟶
Soviet UnionBaltic Stateselectionsoccupationannexationpolitical manipulationWorld War IIEastern Europerigged electionsSoviet expansionism
🗳️ Baltic States Request USSR Membership
In the Baltic States Soviet controlled parliaments request membership of USSR.⟶
Baltic StatesSoviet UnionAnnexationUSSROccupationPolitical IntrigueLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaEastern Europe