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Soviet sphere of influence in Central and Eastern Europe with border changes resulting from invasion and military operations of World War II. During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany in the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939.
On 23 August 1939, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with Germany which included a secret protocol that divided Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence, anticipating potential "territorial and political rearrangements" of these countries. [2] Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, starting World War II.
5 October 1939, Soviet Union begins negotiating with Finland for bases and territory exchanges. 10 October 1939, Lithuania accepts Soviet bases. Soviet Union transfers control over the Vilnius region to Lithuania. 18 October 1939, First Soviet units move into the designated military bases in Estonia. 13 November 1939, Finland rejects Soviet ...
Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations during the Battle of Europe; Timeline of the Holocaust. Timeline of the Holocaust in Norway; Timeline of Treblinka extermination camp; Timeline of deportations of French Jews to death camps ...
Operation Barbarossa [g] was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troops invaded the western Soviet Union along a 2,900-kilometer (1,800 mi) front, with the main goal of capturing territory up to a line between ...
The initial Soviet invasion and occupation of the Baltic states began in June 1940 under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, made between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in August 1939 before the outbreak of World War II. [1] [2] The three independent Baltic countries were annexed as constituent Republics of the Soviet Union in August 1940.
Winter War (World War II) Finland: The Soviets failed to conquer Finland and suffered heavy casualties and material losses, but annexed 9% of Finnish territory in the ensuing peace treaty. The USSR was expelled from the League of Nations as a result of the war. 1941–45 Eastern Front (WWII) (World War II) Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Eastern Europe
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [r] (USSR), [s] commonly known as the Soviet Union, [t] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. . During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous co