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On Sun. 11 Aug 1940 With the three Baltic States now annexed by the So.....

1940-08-11

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With the three Baltic States now annexed by the Soviet Union, Vyacheslav Molotov asked Germany to recall their ambassador to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia within the next two weeks, and to close the embassies by 1 Sep 1940.

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