This day in 1939, Soviet forces begin to establish military and naval bases on Estonian territory. As a result, the Soviet government gradually gained control over all of Estonia. Mass political arrests, deportations, and executions followed. #WW2 pic.twitter.com/tGbLMjPToM

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RT @WWIIpix: This day in 1939, Soviet forces begin to establish military and naval bases on Estonian territory. As a result, the Soviet gov…