Estonia During World War II

Estonia during World War II had its fate decided by the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and by the protocol made in the year 1939 in the month of August known as the Secret Additional Protocol. Estonia during World War II had suffered huge losses.

The losses which Estonia had experienced during the Second World War were the highest in Europe. The Second World War had begun with the plan to destroy Poland, which was at that time a very major supporter of Estonia.

Estonia in The World War II had many important events and incidents occurring in the country. Prior to the Second World War, both Estonia and USSR had signed and approved the treaties of:

• Non-aggression treaty
• Kellog-Briand Pact
• The Convention for the Definition of Aggression

The role played by Estonia in the World War II was of prime importance. In the year 1938 on 18th November, Estonia in Second World War had declared their neutrality along with the countries of Lithuania and Latvia.

Estonia had asserted its neutrality in their first constitution. Another incident in the World War II was that on September 14 in the year 1939, ORP Orzel, which was a submarine of Poland has reached Tallinn in Estonia. 18th September, 1939 was the day which held a major importance in Second World War and Estonia. On this day, Germany and the Soviet Union put a question mark on the neutrality of Estonia. After that, Estonia had entered into a pact and granted USSR to maintain aerodromes and naval bases.

In the year 1940 Estonia was conquered by Soviet Union and had forced a command of terror. In Estonia there was the assault of Soviet destruction battalions. Estonia was re- occupied by Soviet Union in 1944 and ultimately in the year 1994, the last of the troops of Soviet Russia had departed from Republic of Estonia.