‘Sarkans Junijs’: Military Relationship between Japan and the Baltic States in the 1930s

Abstract

<p>This article sheds light on the pre-war military relations between the Baltic States and</p><p>Japan throughout 1930s. At first, Hobbesian sense of ‘fears’ against Communism</p><p>realized the bilateral and trilateral cooperation in military intelligence sector. The</p><p>mutual respects ever since the Russo-Japanese War connected the two distant entities.</p><p>Although its main task, toppling the Soviet regimes in Georgia and Ukraine, was</p><p>never succeeded, there were some notable achievements and it should be considered</p><p>as one of the most successful Japanese intelligence activities in the pre-war period.</p><p>However, this fruitful relationship suddenly came to an end by the Soviet invasion of</p><p>the Baltic States in June 1940.</p>