[PAR] [TLE] Military occupations by the Soviet Union [SEP] During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany in the secret protocol Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939.  These included Eastern Poland (incorporated into two different SSRs), as well as Latvia (became Latvian SSR), Estonia (became Estonian SSR), Lithuania (became Lithuanian SSR), part of eastern Finland (became Karelo-Finnish SSR) and eastern Romania (became the Moldavian SSR and part of Ukrainian SSR).  Apart from Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and post-war division of Germany, USSR also occupied and annexed Carpathian Ruthenia from Czechoslovakia in 1945 (became part of Ukrainian SSR). [PAR] [TLE] European theatre of World War II [SEP] The European theatre of World War II, also known as the Second European War, was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe, from Germany's and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering much of Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945 (Victory in Europe Day).  The Allied forces fought the Axis powers on two major fronts (the Eastern Front and Western Front) as well as in the adjoining Mediterranean and Middle East theatre.
[PAR] [TLE] Military occupations by the Soviet Union [ SEP ] During World War II , the Soviet Union occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany in the secret protocol Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact of 1939 . These included Eastern Poland ( incorporated into two different SSRs ) , as well as Latvia ( became Latvian SSR ) , Estonia ( became Estonian SSR ) , Lithuania ( became Lithuanian SSR ) , part of eastern Finland ( became Karelo - Finnish SSR ) and eastern Romania ( became the Moldavian SSR and part of Ukrainian SSR ) . Apart from Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact and post - war division of Germany , USSR also occupied and annexed Carpathian Ruthenia from Czechoslovakia in 1945 ( became part of Ukrainian SSR ) . [PAR] [TLE] European theatre of World War II [ SEP ] The European theatre of World War II , also known as the Second European War , was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe , from Germany 's and the Soviet Union 's joint invasion of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the war with the Soviet Union conquering much of Europe along with the German unconditional surrender on May 8 , 1945 ( Victory in Europe Day ) . The Allied forces fought the Axis powers on two major fronts ( the Eastern Front and Western Front ) as well as in the adjoining Mediterranean and Middle East theatre .
What is the other name  for a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe with the Soviet Union having occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany?
What is the other name for a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe with the Soviet Union having occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany ?
Second European War
Second European War