Western Vilnius → Lithuania

Quand

28 oct. 1939

Type

Changement territorial

Coordonnées

54.71° N, 25.42° E

Government

Lithuania

Former government

Soviet Union

History

Long disputed between Lithuania and Poland, the Soviet Union transferred Western Vilnius to Lithuania shortly after the fall of Poland. Although Western Viln…

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1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Lithuania

The Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty was a bilateral treaty signed between the Soviet Union and Lithuania on October 10, 1939. According to provisions outlined in the treaty, Lithuania would acquire about one fifth of the Vilnius Region, including Lithuania's historical capital, Vilnius, and in exchange would allow five Soviet military bases with 20,000 troops to be established across Lithuania.

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