06/17/1940 AD occupied
During October 1939, the Soviet government began stationing troops in Estonia in numbers exceeding the Estonian armed forces. As a result, the Soviet government gradually gained control over the territory of Estonia. This allowed the Soviet forces to sink the Estonian merchant ship Kassari in the Baltic sea on December 10, 1939 without any Estonian response.
On 17 June 1940 the Soviets occupied and annexed Estonia after invading the two other Baltic states.
Subjects Who or What occupied?
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Soviet Union (USSR) The Union of Soviet ...
Objects To Whom or What was occupied?
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Estonia (Republic of) Country in Northern Euro...
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