Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
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Was the Soviet invasion of the Baltic states in the early phase of World War II as agreed by Germany and the USSR in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
Chronology
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August 1940: Estonia conquered by USSR.
June 1939: On June 19, Stalin's representative for the Anschluss, Andrei Janyanevich Vyshinsky, appeared in Riga. Although Latvia was still an independent state, members of the leading social classes were arrested en masse by Soviet Chekists, deported to Russia or even shot.
June 1939: The USSR invaded Estonia and Latvia.
June 1939: A new "popular front" governments were formed in each Baltic country.
June 1939: On 15 June the USSR invaded Lithuania.
August 1940: Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union.
August 1940: Latvia conquered by USSR.
June 1939: Only the Estonian Independent Signal Battalion stationed in Tallinn at Raua Street showed resistance to the Red Army and "People's Self-Defence" Communist militia, fighting the invading troops on 21 June 1940. As the Red Army brought in additional reinforcements supported by six armoured fighting vehicles, the battle lasted several hours until sundown. Finally the military resistance was ended with negotiations and the Independent Signal Battalion surrendered and was disarmed.
