1940 ⟶ Soviet Occupation of Bessarabia and Bukovina
The Red Army occupies Romanian Bessarabia and the northern p...
Year
1940
1941
1944
🇷🇺 Soviet Occupation of Bessarabia and Bukovina
The Red Army occupies Romanian Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.⟶
Soviet UnionRomaniaInvasionTerritorial AnnexationBessarabiaBukovinaEastern FrontWorld War IIExpansionismMolotov-Ribbentrop Pact
🇷🇴 Soviet Union Eyes Romanian Bessarabia
The Soviets want new territories. Molotov speaks to the Supreme Soviet, about "an unsettled dispute", the question of Romanian Bessarabia.⟶
Soviet UnionRomaniaBessarabiaTerritorial ClaimsDiplomacyMolotovEastern Europe
🇷🇴 Soviet Ultimatum to Romania
Romanians propose negotiations. Molotov replies that the demands are land concessions or war. New ultimatum from the Soviets to the Romanians.⟶
RomaniaSoviet UnionMolotovTerritorial DisputesEastern FrontUltimatumBessarabiaBukovinaDiplomacyWar Threat
🇷🇴 USSR Annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
Soviet UnionAnnexationRomaniaTerritorial ExpansionEastern EuropeWorld War II
💥 Germany Invades Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
Germany invades the Soviet Union with Operation Barbarossa, a three-pronged operation aimed at Leningrad, Moscow, and the southern oil fields of the Caucasus, ending the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. Romania invades south-western border areas of the Soviet Union in Europe on the side of Germany.⟶
GermanySoviet UnionOperation BarbarossaEastern FrontInvasionMolotov-Ribbentrop PactWorld War IITurning PointRomania
🇷🇴 Red Army Near Romanian Border
The Red Army approaches the Romanian border.⟶
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionRomaniamilitary advanceRed ArmyborderSoviet offensive