Soviet occupation of the Baltic states

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The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states was the 1940 annexation and subsequent control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by the USSR, marked by political repression, mass deportations, and the suppression of national independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annexation
historical event
military occupation
appliesToJurisdiction Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Estonia

Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
linked to: Latvia

Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
characterizedBy Sovietization policies
censorship
collectivization of agriculture
nationalization of industry
persecution of political elites
suppression of religious institutions
countryOccupied Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
endCause restoration of independence of Estonia
restoration of independence of Latvia
restoration of independence of Lithuania
endTime 1991
followedBy German occupation of the Baltic states
Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states
hasCause Soviet ultimata to Baltic governments
hasEffect Russification policies in the Baltic states
annexation of Estonia into the USSR
annexation of Latvia into the USSR
annexation of Lithuania into the USSR
demographic changes in the Baltic states
forced population transfers in the Baltic states
incorporation of Baltic states as Soviet Socialist Republics
mass deportations from the Baltic states
political repression in the Baltic states
suppression of national independence in the Baltic states
legalStatus considered illegal occupation by Baltic states
contested by Russian Federation
location Baltic region
linked to: Baltic states

Eastern Europe
occupyingPower Soviet Union
opposedBy Baltic partisan resistance
Forest Brothers
partOf World War II
precededBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet–German boundary and friendship treaty
recognizedBy United States non-recognition policy
startTime 1940
timePeriod 20th century
topicOf European Parliament resolutions on the Baltic states
linked to: European Parliament

historiography of the Baltic states

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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact enabled Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Soviet-German Front result Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Baltic states historicalEvent Soviet occupation in 1940
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states followedBy Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C. establishedAfter Restoration of Independence of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Estonian Defence Forces historicalEvent Soviet occupation of Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Home Army offensive operations in Vilnius region relatedTo Soviet occupation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Baltic Way politicalContext Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Lithuanians historicalEvent Soviet occupation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Vilnius Region associatedWith Soviet occupation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Flag of Estonia bannedDuring Soviet occupation of Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Coat of arms of Estonia bannedDuring Soviet occupation of Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
German occupation of the Baltic states precededBy Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940–1941)
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
German occupation of the Baltic states followedBy Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states (1944–1945)
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Forest Brothers partOf Baltic resistance to Soviet rule
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Treading Air hasSubject Soviet occupation of Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Flag of Lithuania readoptedAfter Soviet occupation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Lithuania–United States relations interruptedBy Soviet occupation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Lithuania–United States relations nonRecognitionOf Soviet annexation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Estonian SSR establishedBy Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Restoration of Estonian independence hasCause Soviet occupation of Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Latvia–United States relations interruptedBy Soviet occupation of Latvia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Territorial changes of World War II includesEvent Soviet annexation of the Baltic states
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Latvian Jews historicalPeriod Soviet occupation of Latvia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Vilnius Uprising (1944) relatedTo Soviet occupation of Lithuania
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Operation Gate of Dawn followedBy Soviet occupation of Vilnius
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Tallinn offensive (1944) result Soviet re-occupation of northern Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
2nd Baltic Front participatedIn Liberation of the Baltic states
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
History of Estonia includesEvent Soviet occupation of Estonia (1940–1941)
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
History of Estonia includesEvent Soviet re-occupation of Estonia (1944)
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
History of Lithuania includesTopic Soviet occupation of Lithuania (1940–1941)
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
History of Lithuania includesTopic Soviet re-occupation of Lithuania (1944–1990)
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Singing Revolution opposedTo Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Latvian national coat of arms temporarilyReplacedDuring Soviet occupation of Latvia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Estonia–Russia border modifiedBy Soviet annexation of Estonia
linked to: Soviet occupation of the Baltic states