German occupation of the Baltic states

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The German occupation of the Baltic states was the period during World War II when Nazi Germany controlled Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, implementing harsh military rule, persecution, and genocide following the initial Soviet occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military occupation
administeredBy Reichskommissariat Ostland
characterizedBy Holocaust in the Baltic states
anti-partisan operations
economic exploitation
forced labor
mass shootings
military rule
persecution of Jews
political repression
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Nazi Germany
endTime 1944
followedBy Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states (1944–1945)
goal integration into a German-dominated Eastern Europe
languageOfAdministration German
legalStatus illegal occupation under international law
location Baltic states
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
militaryOperation Operation Barbarossa
occupyingPower Nazi Germany
opposedBy Soviet partisans
local resistance movements
partOf Eastern Front of World War II
linked to: Eastern Front
perpetrator Einsatzgruppen
SS
Wehrmacht
local collaborationist units
policy Germanization
extermination of Jews
suppression of national movements
precededBy Soviet occupation of the Baltic states (1940–1941)
result destruction of infrastructure
large-scale population losses
near-total destruction of Baltic Jewish communities
startTime 1941
temporalContext following initial Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
victimGroup Jews in Estonia
Jews in Latvia
linked to: Latvian Jews

Jews in Lithuania
linked to: Lithuanian Jewry

Roma people
Soviet prisoners of war
local civilians

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Soviet occupation of the Baltic states followedBy German occupation of the Baltic states
18th Army (Wehrmacht) tookPartIn German occupation of the Baltic States
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic experiencedEvent German occupation of Lithuania (1941–1944)
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Kovno Governorate dissolutionCause German occupation of Lithuania
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Holocaust in Latvia significantEvent German occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Latvian auxiliary police associatedWithEvent German occupation of the Baltic states
Latvian Jews historicalPeriod Nazi occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Rumbula Memorial Day associatedWith Nazi occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Nowogródek District of the Home Army operatedIn German-occupied Lithuania
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Latvian Legion historicalContext German occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
History of Lithuania includesTopic Nazi occupation of Lithuania (1941–1944)
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Baltic theatre of World War II hasPart German invasion of the Baltic states (1941)
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Museum of the Occupation of Latvia dedicatedTo Nazi occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Generalbezirk Lettland historicalContext German occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Generalbezirk Litauen historyPeriod Nazi occupation of Lithuania
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Generalbezirk Litauen partOfEvent German occupation of the Baltic states
Jews in Estonia occupationContext Nazi occupation of Estonia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Estonian Forest Brothers hasHistoricalContext German occupation of Estonia 1941–1944
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Battle of Muhu relatedEvent German occupation of the Baltic islands
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Operation Albion followedBy German occupation of the West Estonian Archipelago
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Republic of Lithuania (1918–1940) successor Nazi German occupation of Lithuania
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
June Uprising of 1941 followedBy German occupation of Lithuania (1941–1944)
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
German evacuation of Tallinn (1944) follows German occupation of Estonia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
History of the Baltic states includesEvent Nazi German occupation of the Baltic states
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
When the Doves Disappeared subjectMatter Nazi occupation of Estonia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Kaiserwald concentration camp operations historicalPeriod Nazi occupation of the Baltic states
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Bikernieki forest timePeriod Nazi occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
German SS and police leadership in Latvia partOf Nazi occupation of the Baltic states
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
SS and Police Leader in Latvia timePeriod German occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Liepāja ghetto historicalPeriod Nazi occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Liepāja ghetto hasCause German occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states
Daugavpils ghetto timePeriod German occupation of Latvia
linked to: German occupation of the Baltic states