1944 โŸถ Soviets Capture Entire Mainland Estonia

The Soviets capture entire mainland Estonia.
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1940
1944

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช USSR Annexes Estonia

The USSR formally annexes Estonia.โŸถ
USSR Annexes Estonia (1940)
Soviet UnionEstoniaAnnexationOccupationBaltic StatesEastern FrontWorld War IITerritorial Expansion

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Soviets Capture Entire Mainland Estonia

The Soviets capture entire mainland Estonia.โŸถ
EstoniaSoviet OccupationEastern FrontBaltic StatesAnnexationResistance1944Territorial Control

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonian Prime Minister Supports Mobilization

In a radio interview, the last Estonian Prime Minister Jรผri Uluots, as acting Head of State, supports mobilisation.โŸถ
Estonian Prime Minister Supports Mobilization (1944)
EstoniaMobilizationEastern FrontSoviet OccupationResistanceBaltic States

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Soviets Capture Vilnius

The Soviets take Vilnius, Lithuania.โŸถ
Eastern FrontSoviet UnionLithuaniaBaltic StatesLiberationOperation BagrationRed Army

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonian Government Forced to Flee

The Government of Estonia prints a few hundred copies of the Riigi Teataja (State Gazette) and is forced to flee under Soviet pressure.โŸถ
Estonian Government Forced to Flee (1944)
EstoniaSoviet UnionOccupationGovernment in ExileBaltic StatesEastern FrontResistance1944

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonian Government of Otto Tief Disbands

The Estonian government of Otto Tief fails to evacuate from Western Estonia and disbands, with most members of the government eventually captured by the Soviets.โŸถ
Estonian Government of Otto Tief Disbands (1944)
EstoniaSoviet OccupationGovernment CollapseBaltic StatesEastern FrontResistance1944Political Repression