June deportation (1941)
E869726
Soviet repressions in the Baltic states
crime against humanity
mass deportation
political repression
The June deportation (1941) was a mass Soviet-organized deportation of thousands of people from the Baltic states, including Estonia, to remote areas of the USSR during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| June deportation (1941) canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet repressions in the Baltic states
ⓘ
crime against humanity ⓘ mass deportation ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1941 mass deportations in the Baltic states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
June deportations from the Baltic states ⓘ |
| cause |
Sovietization of the Baltic states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
elimination of potential opposition ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Remembrance days in Estonia
ⓘ
Remembrance days in Latvia ⓘ Remembrance days in Lithuania ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destination |
Gulag labor camps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
special settlements ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941-06-14 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
long-term trauma in Baltic societies
ⓘ
strengthening of anti-Soviet sentiment in the Baltic states ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Soviet administrative decisions ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazakh SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ remote areas of the USSR ⓘ |
| method |
night arrests
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transport by cattle cars ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
over 10,000 from Estonia
ⓘ
over 15,000 from Latvia ⓘ over 17,000 from Lithuania ⓘ tens of thousands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet mass deportations
ⓘ
Stalinist repressions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
NKVD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet security services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of many deportees due to harsh conditions
ⓘ
large-scale demographic losses in the Baltic states ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-06-13 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
families of those groups
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former state officials ⓘ intellectuals ⓘ political opponents ⓘ wealthy peasants ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940–1941)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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