In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which had divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence between Nazi Germany and the USSR. The Soviet forces entered Lithuania in June 1940, leading to the annexation of the country and the establishment of a Soviet regime. This occupation was marked by political repression, the nationalization of property, and the deportation of thousands of Lithuanians to Siberia. Later that year, Lithuania was briefly occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, before the Soviets returned in 1944.
The Olympic basketball team for Lithuania in 1940 was referred to as the "Grandfather of Lithuanian Basketball" and it had 88 Soviet basketball team who were from Lithuania, playing for a nation that annexed their homeland in 1940.
Communist Party of Lithuania was created in 1940.
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German Nazis invaded Lithuania in June, 1940.
Liubomiras Lauciavicius was born on June 15, 1940, in Lithuania, USSR (now Lithuania).
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on the 14th June 1940
USSR forcibly took over Lithuania in the summer of 1940, then Estonia and Latvia a few weeks later.
Antanas Surna was born on March 27, 1940, in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Vytautas Tomkus was born on June 29, 1940, in Radviliskis, Lithuania.
Wladyslaw Komar was born on April 11, 1940, in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Juozas Budraitis was born on September 6, 1940, in Liepynai, Lithuania.