Remembered by people who were there · 1939
Hedda-Viiu remembers the Red Army arriving in Narva in October 1939
In September 1939 the Republic of Estonia was forced to sign a mutual assistance pact with the Soviet Union, the so-called bases agreement, which allowed some 25,000 Soviet troops to be stationed in Estonia. In October 1939 the first Red Army units crossed the border at Narva. Hedda-Viiu was a child at the time and describes, through a child's eyes, how the soldiers arrived in her home town. Within a year the bases became the first step towards the full occupation of 1940.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1939. aasta septembris oli Eesti Vabariik sunnitud sõlmima NSV Liiduga vastastikuse abistamise pakti, nn baaside lepingu, mis lubas Eestisse paigutada umbes 25 000 Nõukogude sõdurit. 1939. aasta oktoobris ületasid esimesed Punaarmee üksused piiri Narvas. Hedda-Viiu oli siis laps ja kirjeldab lapse silmade läbi, kuidas sõdurid tema kodulinna saabusid. Aasta jooksul said baasidest esimene samm 1940. aasta täieliku okupatsiooni poole.
Source: Eesti Mälu Instituut, Kogu Me Lugu (YouTube), video V5RxKtvQDBs ↗