On this day 85 years ago, on June 27, 1940 (May 22), the Soviet Union occupied the three Baltic countries.

On June 27, 1940, the Soviet Union was taking advantage of the world's attention to Germany's conquest of Western Europe and eager to try. The Soviet army occupied three Baltic countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Isania, allowing the Soviet Union to recover the territory it lost after World War I. The Soviet Union took control of these three countries by placing Communists in important positions and announced the establishment of a "people's government." Then forced these small countries to allow Su to march.

In 1939, during the negotiations of the Soviets 'Treaty of Friendship, Hitler might have approved the Soviet action, and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov reciprocated this by expressing his "warm congratulations" on the German army's series of glorious victories.