On the 75th anniversary of Operation Tidal Wave (Priboi), it is remembered that the Soviet communist regime, initiated by Moscow, forcibly deported nearly 100,000 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians, including 20,000 Estonians, to Siberia. The operation aimed at crushing the independent spirit of the Baltic States resulted in the death of around 10,000 individuals, with many never returning home. The deportation involved crowding people into damp and cold cattle wagons, where the young and the very old suffered immensely. Personal accounts, like that of a young musician and grandmother who was deported but survived, highlight the resilience of those affected and underscore that Lithuania survived, emphasizing that freedom will keep winning. The operation's anniversary serves as a reminder of the atrocities committed and the enduring spirit of freedom.
Today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Tidal Wave (Priboi) The Soviet communist regime forcibly deported nearly 100 000 Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to the depths of Siberia in cattle cars. This video shows their story. Never again communism and Russian rule 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 https://t.co/Ud8wVdSSm1
Today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Tidal Wave (Priboi) The Soviet communist regime forcibly deported nearly 100 000 “troublesome” Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians to the depths of Siberia in cattle cars. Around 10 000 died and many never returned back home. 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 https://t.co/xbQlXXnVYZ
The majority of the Jews from Baltic states who survived WW2 were the ones transferred to the interior of USSR ; the ones who remained were almost always exterminated at the hands of the locals and Einsatzgruppen! 🫠 It ended up saving alot of my distant relatives in Lithuania . https://t.co/zTzZSmTntf
this still puts them on the upper-bound of luck when it comes to 'westerners who moved to Russia for ideological reasons' historically. Nobody is dead or in a gulag! https://t.co/yPbYyivURp
75 years ago, Moscow started a special deportation operation to crush the independent spirit of the Baltic States. My grandmother was a young musician deported to the desolate depths of Siberia. She survived, Lithuania survived, freedom will keep winning. https://t.co/gFQGm9bTKq
Today, 75 years ago, 20 000 Estonians and almost 100 000 in total, from the three Baltic states, were taken at gunpoint from their homes in the middle of the night, and forced into crowded, damp, and cold cattle wagons. The young and the very old died already on the way to the… https://t.co/5Any3eo7zI