1939-1945. Estonia and World War II
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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and Soviet military bases
The biggest problem for the winning countries of WW I and the League of Nations in the second half of the 1930s was the unchecked ...
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Soviet occupation and takeover of Estonia in 1940
In April 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway and started its offensive against the Benelux countries and France. In mid-June, when the Wehrmacht was about ...
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German invasion of Estonia in 1941
On 22 June 1941 Germany declared war against the Soviet Union. Occupying Estonia was of secondary importance. The main aim was to conquer Leningrad. The ...
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German occupation in Estonia 1941-1944
Germany had no intention of restoring the independence of the countries occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. The Baltic countries and Belarus were now ...
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The Red Army invasion of Estonia in 1944
Warfare reached the Estonian territory again in February 1944, when the Red Army broke the Leningrad blockade and quickly moved westwards. Despite the pessimism of ...
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