 Complete the following phrase:  The occupation of the Baltic states involved the military occupation of the three Baltic statesEstonia, Latvia and Lithuaniaby the Soviet Union under the auspices of the 1939 MolotovRibbentrop Pact in June 1940. They were then annexed into the Soviet Union as constituent republics in August 1940, though most Western powers and nations never recognised their incorporation. On 22 June 1941, Nazi Germany 