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Eastern European theatre of World War II
- Continuation WarOn the 13th of March 1940, the Moscow Peace Treaty ended a ten-week conflict that left Finland with significant territorial losses.
- Slovak Republic (1939–1945)On the 14th of March 1939, the Slovak parliament convened in Bratislava to hear a report from Monsignor Jozef Tiso about his meeting with Adolf Hitler.
- Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)Germany's economy faced a severe crisis in 1937 as the Four-Year Plan strained foreign exchange reserves. The German government needed to import raw…
- Romania in World War IIRomania in World War II began with King Carol II proclaiming neutrality, then ended with the country having sent more troops to fight the Soviet Union than…
- Molotov–Ribbentrop PactThe outcome of World War I was disastrous for both the German and Russian empires. The Russian Civil War broke out in late 1917 after the Bolshevik…
- Hungary in World War IIIn 1920, the Treaty of Trianon stripped Hungary of two-thirds of its territory. This loss defined Hungarian politics for the next two decades.
- Winter WarOn the 30th of November 1939, Soviet forces invaded Finland with 21 divisions totaling 450,000 men. This attack came three months after the outbreak of World…
- Lapland WarThe Moscow Armistice signed on the 19th of September 1944 marked the end of Finnish cooperation with Nazi Germany. Finland had fought alongside German forces…
- Slovak National UprisingOn the 14th of March 1939, the Slovak Parliament declared independence from the Czecho-Slovak Republic under strong pressure from the Third Reich.
- Balkans campaign (World War II)The Italian invasion of Greece began on the 28th of October 1940. Italian forces crossed the border and made limited gains in the initial days.
- Eastern Front (World War II)On the 11th of August 1939, Adolf Hitler declared his intention to invade the Soviet Union to Carl Jacob Burckhardt, League of Nations Commissioner.