The Baltic states faced Soviet pressure from the army and the fleet together. Naval presence helped communicate the danger of resisting Soviet demands for mutual assistance. The fleet subsequently blockaded them in June 1940 to support invasion. These actions show naval force serving a coercive political purpose alongside a land army.
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The Baltic Fleet supported coercion of the Baltic states
Naval presence and blockade helped the Soviet army pressure and occupy the Baltic states.