History of Estonia

4 notable historical events in Estonia, in chronological order.

13th century

April 5, 1242★★★★★
Battle on the Ice
Forces of Novgorod led by Alexander Nevsky defeat the German knights of the Livonian Order on frozen Lake Peipus.
War· Russia, Estonia

August 23, 1939★★★★★
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact with a secret protocol dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
Treaty· Germany, Russia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland
June 22, 1941★★★★★
Operation Barbarossa: Germany invades the Soviet Union
Nazi Germany and its allies launch a massive invasion of the Soviet Union, opening the Eastern Front, the largest theatre of the Second World War.
War· Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia

May 1, 2004★★★★★
European Union admits ten new members
In its largest enlargement, the EU admits ten countries, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic states.
Politics· Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia