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In short, the closest thing to the truth will be the statement that the citizens of the three Baltic countries did not understand what was happening that June. This text will deal with how the occupation of the Baltic States took place 80 years ago.
1940 In mid-June, a citizen of any of the three Baltic states was able to see the large columns of the so-called state army pass through the country. A more observant citizen might note that any critical comments about the eastern neighbor had disappeared in the media and in public speeches. However, the events of the third week of that month (Saturday, June 15) did not yet predict a tragedy that will soon spread.
The rise of the Soviet army was followed by a change of government in all three countries. At first glance, this did not seem threatening: rather unpopular autocratic presidents and long-standing ministers were replaced by new faces. Of course, such trends, when communist leader A. Sniečkus was released from prison the same day, became the director of the Department of State Security, should have helped predict the trajectory of other events.
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