Article 3 permitted the Soviet government to establish military and naval bases on Estonian territory.

"Five percent of Estonian territory is still under Russian control," he said.

The extent of Estonian territory in early medieval times is disputed but the nature of their religion is not.

In the event, German forces were delayed as they crossed into Estonian territory.

Estonia's immediate priority after regaining its independence was the withdrawal of Russian (formerly Soviet) forces from Estonian territory.

In 1346, the Estonian territories (Harria and Vironia) were sold by king of Denmark for 19 000 Köln marks to the Teutonic Order.

Various other foreign powers came and went, but the three lions remained to become the coat of arms for most of the Estonian territory.

Example A map comparing the interwar Estonian territory with that today (the territories detached in 1945 are striped)

The bulk of this number consists Jews from Central and Western Europe and Soviet prisoners-of-war killed or starved to death in prisoner-of-war camps on Estonian territory.