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| ACC Stalin, Joseph |  |
| 5th June The Allied Control Commission administers Germany after its occupation by the Allies |
| Alliance Konev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| 25th April Konev's units make contact with Omar Bradley's 12th Army |
| Alliance Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| May Wittenberg Joins up with the British forces at Wittenberg near Lubeck |
| 7th May Wismar Montgomery & Rokossovsky join together at Wismar |
| Alliance Stalin, Joseph | |
| Moscow Signs the treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government of Chiang Kai-Shek |
| Allied Control Commission Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| Initial Member of the Allied Control Commission over Germany |
| Anti Fascist Parties Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| Orders the creation of anti-fascist parties & trades unions in the German Soviet Zone |
| The anti-fascist parties are used for the spread of communism |
| Battle of Berlin Chuikov, Vassili | |
| Berlin Takes part in the battle for Berlin |
| Battle of Berlin Stalin, Joseph | |
| 24th April Berlin 1st day of the battle of Berlin with 1,000,000 plus Russians against 60,000 Germans |
| 25th April Berlin The USA& Russian troops meet at the River Elbe |
| 28th April Berlin 300,000 Russian soldiers are killed |
| 2nd May Berlin Berlin surrenders, 17 days after the 1st day of the battle |
| Capture of Berlin Berzarin, Nikolai Erastovich | |
| Berlin 1st of the Russian commanders to lead his troops into Berlin |
| Capture of Berlin Konev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| 2nd May Berlin With Zhukov shares the honour of capturing Berlin |
| Capture of Berlin Stalin, Joseph | |
| 21st April Berlin Russian troops reach the suburbs of Berlin |
| 30th April Berlin The Red Army hoists the Red Flag over the Reichstag in Berlin |
| 2nd May Berlin Berlin falls to the Allies |
| 2nd May Berlin Berlin surrenders to the Soviet Army |
| Capture of Berlin Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| 8th May Berlin Directs the capture of Berlin |
| Capture of Danzig Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| Danzig Commands the Army Group of the Byelorussian Front & captures Danzig, April |
| Capture of Harbin Stalin, Joseph | |
| 19th Aug Harbin The Russians occupy Harbin in Manchuria |
| Capture of Mukden Stalin, Joseph | |
| 19th Aug Mukden The Russians occupy Mukden in Manchuria |
| Capture of Neisse Konev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| 15th Feb River Neisse Reaches the Oder-Neisse line |
| Capture of River Oder Konev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| 15th Feb River Oder Reaches the Oder-Neisse line |
| Capture of Vienna Stalin, Joseph | |
| 13th April Vienna Soviet forces take Vienna |
| Commandant Berzarin, Nikolai Erastovich | |
| Appointed Commandant of Berlin |
| Commander Tank Battalion Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich | |
| Appointed Commander of a tank battalion |
| Ukraine Appointed Commander of a tank battalion on the 4th Ukrainian front |
| Composition of Prokofiev Prokofiev, Sergei | |
| Composes, "Cindarella" |
| Conference of Potsdam Stalin, Joseph | |
| July Potsdam A council of foreign ministers will settle differences between the 4 German zones |
| July Potsdam Germany is divided into 4 zones |
| July Potsdam Stalin reiterates his pledge given at Yalta to attack Japan |
| Conference of Yalta Stalin, Joseph | |
| Yalta Russia will gain the Kurile Islands & Sakhalin if it holds Japan on the Asian mainland |
| Yalta Russia will treat its Eastern European conquests as its sphere of influence |
| 4th Feb Yalta A meeting of "the big 3" represented by Stalin, Roosevelt & Churchill |
| 4th Feb Yalta A meeting of "the big 3" to jointly gain Germany's unconditional surrender |
| 4th Feb Yalta It is agreed that the pro-soviet Polish Government in exile will govern most of Poland |
| 4th Feb Yalta Stalin agrees to invade Japan 3 months after the defeat of Germany |
| Declaration of War Hirohito |  |
| Aug Russia declares war on Japan |
| Declaration of War Kantaro, Suziki | |
| Aug Russia declares war on Japan |
| Declaration of War Stalin, Joseph | |
| 8th Aug Rusiia declares war on Japan |
| 8th Aug Russia declares war on Japan |
| Dep Comm East Germany Chuikov Chuikov, Vassili | |
| Appointed Deputy Commander of the Soviet forces og occupation in East Germany |
| Diplomacy Kuniaki, Koiso | |
| April Russia informs Japan it will not renew the Soviet-Japanese neutrality pact |
| Diplomacy Stalin, Joseph | |
| Moscow Signs the treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government of Chiang Kai-Shek |
| April Russia informs Japan it will not renew the Soviet-Japanese neutrality pact |
| 5th April Denounces the neutrality pact with Japan signed 13th April |
| 29th April Churchill appeals to Stalin not to unilaterally impose Russian ruleon Poland |
| 29th April Churchill appeals to Stalin not to unilaterally impose Russian ruleon Yugoslavia |
| June Japan offers Russia concessions for a non-aggression pact |
| 5th June USA, Britain, Russia & France declare supreme authority over Germany |
| Field Marshal Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich | |
| Appointed Field Marshal of the Soviet Union, highest rank below Stalin |
| Government Stalin, Joseph | |
| 13th April Vienna Russia establishes a provisional coaltion Government with Renner as Prime Minister |
| Head Military Training Popov Popov, Markian | |
| Appointed Head of the Military Training Administration |
| Invasion of Germany Hitler, Adolf |  |
| 20th Jan Russian forces reach Germany for the 1st time |
| Invasion of Germany Stalin, Joseph | |
| 26th April River Elbe American & Russian troops link forces at the River Elbe |
| 2nd May Berlin The Red flag is raised over the Reichstag |
| Invasion of Manchuria Kantaro, Suziki | |
| Aug Manchuria Russia invades Manchuria |
| Invasion of Manchuria Stalin, Joseph | |
| 8th Aug Manchuria Russia invades Manchuria |
| Invasion of Poland Hitler, Adolf | |
| 29th Jan Russian troops cross the Polish border |
| Invasion of Poland Petrov, Ivan Efimovich | |
| Jan Leads the Russian movement into Poland |
| Invasion of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 29th Jan Russian troops cross the Polish border |
| Mobilization Konev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| 10th Mar Vinnitsa Konev's units join Zhukov near Vinnitsa threatening the remains of the 1st Panzer Army |
| Nuclear Warfare Stalin, Joseph | |
| 6th Nov Moscow The USSR announces that it will make its own atomic bomb |
| 6th Nov The USSR announces that it will make its own atomic bomb |
| Nuremberg War Trials Nikitchenko, Iona | |
| Nuremberg One of the Judges at the Nuremburg War Trials |
| 18th Oct Berlin The International Military Tribunal is opened, in the Supreme Court Building in Berlin, the first session is presided over by the Soviet judge, Nikitchenko |
| 18th Oct Berlin The prosecution enters indictments against 24 major war criminals and six criminal organizations - the leadership of the Nazi party, the Schutzstaffel (SS) and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the Gestapo, the Sturmabteilung (SA |
| Nuremberg War Trials Volchkov, Alexander | |
| Nuremberg One of the Judges at the Nuremburg War Trials |
| Partition Korea Stalin, Joseph | |
| The USA & Russia partition Korea |
| Provisional Coaltion Government Renner, Karl |  |
| 13th April Vienna Russia establishes a provisional coaltion Government with Renner as Prime Minister |
| Rule of Germany Stalin, Joseph | |
| 5th June USA, Britain, Russia & France declare supreme authority over Germany |
| Rule of Korea Stalin, Joseph | |
| The USA & Russia partition Korea |
| Rule of Kurile Islands Stalin, Joseph | |
| Kurile Islands Russia will gain the Kurile Islands & Sakhalin if it holds Japan on the Asian mainland |
| Rule of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 29th April Churchill appeals to Stalin not to unilaterally impose Russian ruleon Poland |
| Rule of Sakhalin Stalin, Joseph | |
| Sakhalin Russia will gain the Kurile Islands & Sakhalin if it holds Japan on the Asian mainland |
| Surrender Germany Stalin, Joseph | |
| 7th May Berlin The German High Command signs a document of unconditional surrender |
| 9th May Berlin German commanders sign unconditional surrender, ends the war in Europe |
| Surrender Germany Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| 8th May German military leaders sign documents of surrender in Zhukov's presence |
| 9th May Prague German forces in Prague surrender to the Soviet Army |
| Treaty of Friendship & Alliance Stalin, Joseph | |
| Moscow Signs the treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government of Chiang Kai-Shek |
| Treaty of Friendship Stalin, Joseph | |
| Moscow Signs the Treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government of Chiang Kai-Shek |
| Treaty of Lublin Stalin, Joseph | |
| 21st April Lublin Russia signs a treaty of Mutual Assistance with the Lublin government |
| 21st April Lublin The Yalta agreement is undermined |
