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Border of Lithuania (1945 – present)
Border of Vilnius Region: Polish territory; claimed by Lithuania based on the Soviet–Lithuania Peace Treaty of 1920; occupied by the Soviet Union in September 1939
Soviet military bases established in Lithuania according to the Soviet–Lithuania Mutual Assistance Treaty, signed on October 10, 1939
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- Klaipėda Region
Klaipėda Region: detached from the German Empire by the Treaty of Versailles; placed under administration of the Entente; taken by Lithuanians during the Klaipėda Revolt in January 1923; returned to Nazi Germany after an ultimatum on March 20, 1939
- Sudovia
Šešupė River: Lithuanian territory; requested by Nazi Germany in the German-Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty on September 28, 1939; occupied by the Soviet Union on June 15, 1940; Nazi Germany relinquished its claims for a compensation in the amount of $7.5 million on January 10, 1941
Territory west of the
"Suwałki Triangle": Polish territory; claimed by Lithuania; occupied by Nazi Germany in September 1939
Suvalkai Region: Polish territory; claimed by Lithuania; occupied by the Soviet Union in September 1939
Southern Vilnius Region
Soviet–Lithuania Mutual Assistance Treaty, signed on October 10, 1939
Western Vilnius Region: transferred to Lithuania based on the Lithuanian SSR on November 6, 1940
Western Vilnius Region: transferred to Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty assigned to Lithuania in July 12, 1920
Eastern Vilnius Region: by Summary
Description | Map of territorial disputes and claims regarding Lithuania in 1939-1940 |
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