I. DESTRUCTION OF THE ESTONIAN STATE

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Fate of the Members of Estonia’s Governments – Indrek Paavle

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Liquidation of Local Government in Estonia – Indrek Paavle

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Fate of the Estonian Armed Forces –
Meelis Maripuu, Peeter Kaasik

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Fate of Estonia’s Judges – Meelis Maripuu, Peeter Kaasik

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Dismantling the Estonian Court System and Formation of the ESSR Court System in 1940–1941 – Meelis Maripuu, Peeter Kaasik

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II. PERSECUTION OF THE PEOPLE

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Arrests During 1940–1941 – Meelis Maripuu

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Administering Political Justice in the Soviet Union – Meelis Maripuu, Aigi Rahi-Tamm

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Overview of Estonian Units in the Red Army and the Actions of the Destroyer Battalions of the NKVD – Toomas Hiio, Peeter Kaasik

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Post World War II Repressions – Meelis Maripuu, Aigi Rahi-Tamm

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Deportations – Integral Part of Soviet Domestic Policies – Meelis Maripuu, Aigi Rahi-Tamm

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Deportations from Estonia 1941 – Meelis Maripuu

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March 1949 Deportations – Aigi Rahi-Tamm

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Creation of the Collective Farms in the ESSR 1944–50 – Aivar Niglas

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Estonian Communist Party membership 1940 – 1990 – Meelis Maripuu

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III. RESISTANCE

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Estonian Citizens in the German Armed Forces – Toomas Hiio

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Estonian Citizens in the Finnish Armed Forces During World War II – Toomas Hiio

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Units of Estonians in the German Armed Forces During World War II – Toomas Hiio, Aivar Niglas, Peeter Kaasik

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Battles in Estonia in 1944 – Toomas Hiio

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Escape to the West – Edgar Saar

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DP Camps – Edgar Saar

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Estonian Soldiers in the Prisoner of War Camps of the Western Allies – Argo Kuusik

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Jüri Uluots, the Otto Tief Government and Estonia’s Legal Continuity – Toomas Hiio

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