Soviet occupation in 1940

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Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe event in World War II military occupation territorial annexation

Soviet occupation in 1940 refers to the annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina by the Soviet Union from Romania during World War II, following an ultimatum backed by the threat of military force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe ⓘ
event in World War II ⓘ
military occupation ⓘ
territorial annexation ⓘ
affectedPopulation ethnic Jews ⓘ
ethnic Moldovans ⓘ
ethnic Romanians ⓘ
ethnic Russians ⓘ
ethnic Ukrainians ⓘ
cause Soviet ultimatum to Romania of 26 June 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy change of administrative structures ⓘ
forced withdrawal of Romanian administration ⓘ
mass displacement of population ⓘ
rapid Soviet military advance ⓘ
conflictType interstate territorial dispute ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
diplomaticContext Soviet–German cooperation under Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ
endTime 1940-07-04 ⓘ
followedBy Sovietization of annexed territories ⓘ
collectivization policies ⓘ
deportations from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina ⓘ
political repression ⓘ
follows Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ
Secret Protocols of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart annexation of Bessarabia ⓘ
annexation of Northern Bukovina ⓘ
historicalInterpretation considered occupation and annexation by Romania ⓘ
presented as reunification and liberation in Soviet historiography ⓘ
legalStatus unrecognized annexation by many Western states ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Republic of Moldova NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Bessarabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hertsa region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northern Bukovina NERFINISHED ⓘ
method ultimatum backed by threat of military force ⓘ
militaryForce Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy Romanian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet territorial gains in 1939–1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Soviet–Romanian diplomatic crisis of June 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Romanian territorial losses in 1940 ⓘ
Second Vienna Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Treaty of Paris 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ
formation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ⓘ
result Soviet annexation of Bessarabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet annexation of Northern Bukovina NERFINISHED ⓘ
expansion of Soviet western border ⓘ
territorial losses for Romania ⓘ
startTime 1940-06-28 ⓘ
timePeriod 1940 in Europe ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Bessarabia → historicalEvent → Soviet occupation in 1940 ⓘ