- Lead. Possible title is history of independence of Baltic states.
Background
edit- Russian Empire
- History of independence (1918-1939)
Soviet invasion 1939-1941
edit- Molotov pact
- Ultimatums
- Invasion and annexation
- Soviet terror
World War 2
editOccupation by Nazi Germany 1941-1944
edit- Holocaust
Liberation from Nazism 1944
editRed Army liberated (according to some scholars "re-occupied") the Baltic republics in 1944.
Struggle for independence 1944-1960s
edit- Forest brothers
- operation jungle
- operation priboi
History of Baltic republics
edit- main articles:history of Latvian,Estonian,Lithuanian SSRs
Gaining independence 1989-now
edit- Soviet dissolution
- Independence
- Border issues
- Membership in EU and NATO