Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

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The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a 1939 non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that secretly divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, paving the way for the outbreak of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
non-aggression pact
acknowledgedBy Congress of People’s Deputies of the Soviet Union
acknowledgmentDate 1989-12-24
affectedCountry Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
alsoKnownAs German–Soviet Non-aggression Pact
Hitler–Stalin Pact
Nazi–Soviet Pact
archivalEvidence Soviet archives
category Treaties of Nazi Germany
Treaties of the Soviet Union
World War II diplomacy
component public non-aggression treaty
secret additional protocol
contains secret protocol
durationUntil 1941-06-22
enabled Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
Soviet territorial claims on Finland
partition of Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union
historicalContext Prelude to World War II
linked to: Interwar period
immediateConsequence German invasion of Poland
linked to: Invasion of Poland

Soviet invasion of eastern Poland
influencedEvent outbreak of World War II in Europe
language German
Russian
legalStatusOfSecretProtocol declared null and void by Soviet authorities in 1989
namedAfter Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vyacheslav Molotov
negotiatedBy Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vyacheslav Molotov
politicalIdeologyContext agreement between fascist and communist regimes
precedes German–Soviet Frontier Treaty
linked to: Moscow Peace Treaty
purpose non-aggression between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union
secretProtocolContent division of Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence
signatory Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
signedBy Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vyacheslav Molotov
signingDate 1939-08-23
signingPlace Moscow
terminatedBy Operation Barbarossa
violatedBy German invasion of the Soviet Union

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European theatre of World War II relatedAgreement Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Invasion of Poland precededBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Fall Weiss relatedAgreement Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Fall Weiss relatedProtocol German–Soviet secret protocol on partition of Poland
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet–Finnish negotiations of 1938–1939 relatedTo Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
September Campaign cause Nazi–Soviet Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Operation Barbarossa precededBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact alsoKnownAs Nazi–Soviet Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact alsoKnownAs German–Soviet Non-aggression Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact alsoKnownAs Hitler–Stalin Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact relatedTo German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Polish–Romanian alliance weakenedBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland follows Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland hasCause Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Vyacheslav Molotov notableWork Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Unternehmen Barbarossa precededBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Unternehmen Barbarossa violated Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
1939 Defensive War treatyContext Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
1939 Defensive War treatyContext German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Katyn massacre relatedEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states precededBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states precededBy Soviet–German boundary and friendship treaty
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 relatedEvent Nazi–Soviet Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Eastern Poland borderChangedSignificantlyDuring Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact period
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Eastern Poland wasAnnexedUnder Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Eastern Poland wasAnnexedUnder German–Soviet Frontier Treaty
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Second Vienna Award relatedEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Baltic Way commemoratedEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Polish–Soviet relations hasKeyEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Poland–Soviet Union non-aggression pact coexistsWith Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Western Belarus historicalEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Vyacheslav Molotov notableFor signing the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
subject linked to: Molotov
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet diplomacy during World War II keyEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet diplomacy during World War II keyEvent Soviet–German Non-Aggression Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet diplomacy during World War II treaty Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin notableWork Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin notableEvent Soviet–German Non-Aggression Pact negotiations
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Kampania wrześniowa causedBy pakt Ribbentrop–Mołotow
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Polish–German front relatedTo Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
World War II diplomacy includesEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Germany in World War II signedTreaty Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Germany in World War II brokeTreaty Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina hasCause secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Baltic Chain relatedToEvent Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Baltic Chain anniversaryOf signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990) legalBasis Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact condemnation
linked to: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance precedes Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact