German–Estonian Non-Aggression Pact

The German–Estonian Non-Aggression Pact was signed in Berlin on June 7, 1939, by Estonian and German Foreign Ministers Karl Selter and Joachim von Ribbentrop.

Ratifications of the German-Estonian Pact were exchanged in Berlin on July 24, 1939, and it became effective the same day.

The pacts were intended to prevent the West or the Soviets from gaining influence in the Baltic states and thus encircling Germany.

[2] Germany offered to sign non-aggression pacts with Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden on April 28, 1939.

The first drafts were prepared the first week of May, but the signing of the treaties was twice delayed by Latvia's requests for clarification.