Masļenki border incident

When

15 Jun 1940

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

56.97° N, 28.07° E

Description

1940 Soviet attack on Latvia

1940 Soviet attack on Latvia

The Masļenki border incident was an attack by Soviet NKVD troops on 15 June 1940 against the Latvian border posts in the district of Abrene at the then Latvian–Soviet border on the eve of the Soviet occupation of Latvia.

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