1940 ⟶ USSR Annexes Estonia

The USSR formally annexes Estonia.
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1940

🤝 Estonia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR

Estonia signs a 10-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the Soviet Union, which allows the Soviets to have 30 000-men military bases in Estonia. As a gift in return Stalin promises to respect Estonian independence.⟶
Estonia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR (1939)
EstoniaSoviet UnionMutual Assistance PactMilitary basesBaltic StatesOccupationDiplomacyAnnexationEastern Front

🇪🇪 USSR Annexes Estonia

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

🛡️ Soviet Troops Enter Latvia and Estonia

Soviet troops enter Latvia and Estonia.⟶
Soviet UnionLatviaEstoniaInvasionOccupationBaltic StatesWorld War IIMilitary ActionAnnexation

🇷🇴 USSR Annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina

The USSR annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina.⟶
USSR Annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (1940)
Soviet UnionAnnexationRomaniaTerritorial ExpansionEastern EuropeWorld War II

🇱🇹 USSR Formally Annexes Lithuania

The USSR formally annexes Lithuania.⟶
USSR Formally Annexes Lithuania (1940)
Soviet UnionLithuaniaAnnexationBaltic StatesWorld War IIOccupation

🇱🇻 USSR Formally Annexes Latvia

The USSR formally annexes Latvia.⟶
USSR Formally Annexes Latvia (1940)
Soviet UnionLatviaAnnexationBaltic StatesWorld War IIOccupation