Baltic Commemoration of the Mass Deportations 1941
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The 1939 Nazi-Soviet Alliance was an agreement to divide up
Europe, the result of which was World War Two.
The first Russian invasion of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
took place in 1940. The year that followed was marked by
terror, torture, murder and ethnic cleansing culminating in a
round up of tens of thousands of Baltic families, forced into
cattle cars, and transported to the furthest reaches of Siberia.
Many died along the way from starvation, illness and
mistreatment. Others were executed at their final
destinations.
The first mass deportation was carried out on June 13-14,
1941. During this violent colonization and genocide, even
more horrific mass deportations would follow right into the
1950s.
We commemorate the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian
victims who suffered such devastating crimes against
humanity.
We Remember!
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