German-Soviet Diplomacy, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and its Collapse (1939–1941)

1. German–Soviet trade-and-credit deal concluded

   Aug 19, 1939Labels: Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, Trade Agreement

   • Credit Agreement
   • Britannica

2. Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact signed in Moscow

   Aug 23, 1939Labels: Molotov, Ribbentrop, Non-Aggression Pact

   • Britannica
   • USHMM

3. Germany invades Poland as pact’s first test

   Sep 1, 1939Labels: Germany, Invasion of, Wehrmacht

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Soviet forces invade eastern Poland

   Sep 17, 1939Labels: Soviet Union, Red Army, Eastern Poland

   • History com
   • Britannica

5. German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty signed

   Sep 28, 1939Labels: Boundary Treaty, Germany, Soviet Union

   • GHDI
   • Britannica

6. Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty signed

   Oct 10, 1939Labels: Lithuania, Soviet Union, Mutual Assistance

   • Treaty LT
   • Britannica

7. Winter War begins with Soviet invasion of Finland

   Nov 30, 1939Labels: Winter War, Soviet Union, Finland

   • Britannica
   • Winter War

8. German–Soviet Commercial Agreement expands wartime trade

   Feb 11, 1940Labels: Commercial Agreement, Germany, Soviet Union

   • Commercial 1940
   • Britannica

9. Soviet occupation of the Baltic states begins

   Jun 15, 1940Labels: Baltic States, Soviet Occupation, USSR

   • Baltic Occup
   • Britannica

10. USSR occupies Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina

    Jun 28, 1940Labels: Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, Soviet Union

    • Occupation
    • US Historian

11. Molotov visits Berlin for high-stakes talks

    Nov 12, 1940Labels: Molotov, Berlin Talks, Germany

    • Axis Talks
    • Relations

12. German–Soviet Border and Commercial Agreement signed

    Jan 10, 1941Labels: Border Agreement, Germany, Soviet Union

    • Border Trade
    • Britannica

13. Operation Barbarossa begins; pact collapses in war

    Jun 22, 1941Labels: Operation Barbarossa, Germany, Soviet Union

    • Britannica
    • Pact

14. UK and USSR sign Anglo-Soviet Agreement

    Jul 12, 1941Labels: Anglo-Soviet Agreement, United Kingdom, Soviet Union

    • Anglo Soviet
    • Britannica