Romania Agrees to Cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina

In June 1940, the Soviet Union issued Romania an ultimatum demanding Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.

In June 1940, the Soviet Union issued Romania an ultimatum demanding Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.

On 28 June, Soviet forces began entering the territories after the Romanian government agreed under ultimatum pressure to withdraw.

The border changes affected large numbers of local inhabitants, including Ukrainians, Romanians, Jews and other communities.

The incorporation of these territories into the Soviet Union became an important part of the remaking of Eastern Europe's political map on the eve of the German-Soviet war.

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