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| Alliance of Russia Chuikov, Vassili |  |
| Appointed Military attache to Chiang Kai-shek
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| Alliance of Russia Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich | |
| 14th July Moscow Receives the British Ambassador, proposes a triple pact of Britain, France & Russia
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| Arrest of Babel Babel, Isaak Emmanuilovich | |
| May Arrested & accused of spying for France
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| Battle of Khalkin Gol Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| Aug Khalkin Gol Defeats a Japanese force at Khalkin-Gol in Manchuria
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| Battle of Khasan Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| 20th Aug Khasan Defeats the Japanese in their attempt to invade Mongolia
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| Battle of Nomanhan Stalin, Joseph | |
| 31st Aug Nomanhan In 1 day the Japanese suffer 50,000 casulties, their worst ever defeat
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| 31st Aug Nomanhan The Japanese are prevented from making any further incursions into Russian territory
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| Battle of Nomonhan Stalin, Joseph | |
| 31st Aug Nomonhan Defeat by Russia convinces the Japanese that they cannot fight against the Russians
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| Battle of Nomonhan Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| 20th Aug Nomonhan Attacks the Japanese in what began as a series of border skirmishes in May
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| 26th Aug Nomonhan In 4 days 40,000 Japanese & 27,000 Russian soldiers have been killed
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| 26th Aug Nomonhan Russian forces stop their attacks
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| 31st Aug Nomonhan Destroys the IJA forces in & around Nomonhan, 45000 Japanese soldiers were killed
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| Sep Nomonhan After Nomonhan transfers 1700 tanks, 3 cavalry Divs, 15 rifle Divs & 1500 aircraft
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| Sep Nomonhan Victory over Japan at Nomonhan means that Russia does not have to fight a 2 front war
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| Capture of Estonia Stalin, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct Estonia Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow
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| Capture of Latvia Stalin, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct Latvia Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow
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| Capture of Lithuania Stalin, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct Lithuania Forced to accept a "mutual assistance" pact with Moscow
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| Capture of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| Poland is divided between the Germans & the Russians along the River Bug
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| Russia occupies the eastern zone including Galicia & the Polish Ukraine
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| Capture of Vilnyus Stalin, Joseph | |
| 18th Sep Vilnyus The Russians capture Vilnyus
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| Central Committee Budenny Budenny, Semyon Mikhaylovich | |
| Appointed Member of the Central Orleans
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| Central Committee Bulganin Bulganin, Nikolai Aleksandrovich | |
| Appointed Membrer of the Central Orleans
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| Commander in Chief Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| Appointed Commander -in-Chief
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| Appointed Commander -in-Chief
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| Commissar Textile Industry Kosygin, Aleksei Nikolaevich | |
| Moscow Appointed People's Commissar for the Textile Industry
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| Communist Party SU Andropov Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Communist Party
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| Conference of Bucharest Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich | |
| Bucharest Litvinov's suggestion for a conference is rejected
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| Bucharest Suggests a 4 power conference to defend Rumania after the German invasion of Prague
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| Congress of CP, 18th Stalin, Joseph | |
| Moscow Attacks Britain & France for rejecting collective security due to fear of revolution
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| Moscow Attacks Britain & France for rejecting collective security for fear of revolution
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| Death of Radek, Karl Bernhardovich Radek, Karl Bernhardovich | |
| Death of Karl Bernhardovich Radek, in prison
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| Declaration of War Stalin, Joseph | |
| May Russia mobilizes against Japan on the border between Manchuria & Outer Mongolia
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| Defeat Japan Stalin, Joseph | |
| June The Russian Army defeats the Japanese Army
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| Defeat KMT Stalin, Joseph | |
| Aug Wipes out the 23rd division of the Kuomintang Army
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| Defence Committee Beria Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich | |
| Appointed Member of the State Defence Orleans
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| Appointed Member of the State Defence Orleans
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| Deputy Chair Defence Comm Beria Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich | |
| Appointed Deputy Chair of the State Orleans for Defence
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| Appointed Deputy Chair of the State Orleans for Defence
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| Diplomacy of Russia Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 5th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Latvia
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| 10th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Lithuania
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| 12th Oct Negotiations between Russia & Finland take place for an exchange of territory
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| 6th Nov In a speech, blames the war on capitalism
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| Diplomacy of Russia Stalin, Joseph | |
| After Nomonhan the Japanese Foreign Minister visits Russia & signs a neutrality pact
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| Says to the Japanese Foregn Minister , "we are both Asiatics, Japan can now turn south"
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| 14th Mar Protests after German legions move on Prague in contravention of the Munich Agreement
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| May Russia offers a tripartite Alliance with France & Britain
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| 19th Aug At a meeting of the Politbureau Stalin says an Alliance with Germany maybe possible
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| 20th Aug Hitler sends Stalin a telegram pressing for a pact
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| 20th Aug Poland refuses Russia passage, a precondition of an Anglo -Franco -Soviet agreement
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| 20th Aug It is anounced that Germany & Russia have concluded a commercial agreement
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| 24th Sep After the Russian invasion of Poland Hitler agrees to Stalin's new demands
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| 5th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Latvia
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| 12th Oct Negotiations between Russia & Finland take place for an exchange of territory
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| 14th Oct Offers Finland land but the strategic loss causes the Fins to refuse
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| 28th Nov Russia cancels its 1932 non-aggreesion treaty with Finland
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| Diplomacy of Russia Stalin, Jospeh | |
| Sep Germany invade s Poland & Japan & Russia agree a cease-fire
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| Diplomacy of Russia Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich | |
| Aug Moscow Meets an Anglo -French mission to discuss the defence of Poland if attacked by Germany
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| Independence of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 21st Sep Germany & Russia declares that Poland no longer exists
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| Invasion of China Stalin, Joseph | |
| Sends Zhukov against the Japanese to teach them "a lesson they would never forget"
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| Invasion of Czech Stalin, Joseph | |
| 14th Mar Protests after German legions move on Prague contravening the Munich Agreement
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| Invasion of Finland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 30th Nov Russia launches an attack against Finland, fighting lasts throughout the winter
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| Invasion of Poland Chuikov, Vassili | |
| Partakes in the invasion of Poland
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| Invasion of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 1st Sep The German Army crosses the Polish border
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| 17th Sep Russia gives the order to invade eastern Poland which is undefended
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| 17th Sep Russia invade s Poland in accordance with its secret treaty obligations
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| 17th Sep The Russians invade Poland for 1 week
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| 18th Sep The remains of the Polish Government & military High Command flee to Hungary
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| 19th Sep Brest Litovsk The Red Army & German troops join up at Brest-Litovsk
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| 24th Sep After the Russian invasion of Poland Hitler agrees to Stalin's new demands
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| Lieutenant General Khruschev Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Appointed Lieutenant-General
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| Appointed Lieutenant-General
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| Medal Order of Lenin Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| Awarded for expelling the Japanese 6th Army from the Mongolian-Manchurian border
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| Military Attache Chiang Kai shek Chuikov Chuikov, Vassili | |
| Appointed Military attache to Chiang Kai-shek
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 2nd May Appointed Commissar for Foreign Affairs, 1st term
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| Nazi Soviet Pact Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 19th Aug Hands the German Ambassador von der Schulenburg a draft of the non-aggression pact
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| 23rd Aug Includes secret protocols dividing Europe into zones of influence
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| 23rd Aug Signs a pact pledging both Countries to remain neutral if the other is at war
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| Nazi Soviet Pact Stalin, Joseph | |
| 20th Aug Moscow Hitler cables Stalin accepting the draft NAZI -Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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| 20th Aug Moscow Invites Ribbentrop to Moscow for 23 August
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| 23rd Aug Moscow Includes secret protocols dividing Europe into zones of influence
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| 24th Aug Moscow Russia & Germany will not attack each other for 10 yrs with an option for 5 more yrs
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| 29th Sep Moscow The Soviet Germany Boundary & Friendship Treaty is signed
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| Offensive Khalkin Gol Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| Khalkin Gol Distinguishes himself during the offensive in Mongolia against the Japanese 6th Army
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| Partition Poland, 5th Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 28th Sep Moscow Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2
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| 28th Sep Moscow Russia is given a free hand in Lithuania
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| 28th Sep Moscow Russia is given land east of the Narew-Bug-San line
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| Partition Poland, 5th Stalin, Joseph | |
| 28th Sep Moscow Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2
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| Peace of Russia Stalin, Jospeh | |
| Sep Germany invade s Poland & Japan & Russia agree a cease-fire
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| Police Chief Beria Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich | |
| Appointed Member of the State Defense Orleans
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| Appointed Member of the State Defense Orleans
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| Politburo Khruschev Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo , full member
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| Purge Baltic States Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich | |
| Malenkov & Beria purge the Baltic States, 1939-1941
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| Purge Baltic States Malenkov, Georgi Maksimilanovich | |
| Malenkov & Beria purge the Baltic States, 1939-1941
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| Rule of Baltic Sea Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 23rd Aug Baltic Sea Under the NAZI -Soviet Pact Russia takes eastern Poland, Finland & Baltic States
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| Rule of Baltic Sea Stalin, Joseph | |
| 23rd Aug Baltic Sea The NAZI -Soviet Pact gives Russia eastern Poland, Finland & Baltic States
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| Rule of Finland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 23rd Aug The NAZI -Soviet Pact gives Russia eastern Poland, Finland & Baltic States
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| Rule of Lithuania Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 28th Sep Russia is given a free hand in Lithuania
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| Rule of Poland Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 28th Sep Moscow Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2
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| 28th Sep Moscow Russia is given land east of the Narew-Bug-San line
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| Rule of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| 23rd Aug The NAZI -Soviet Pact gives Russia eastern Poland, Finland & Baltic States
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| 28th Sep Moscow Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2
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| 30th Oct Russia formally annexes it's occupied Polish territories
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| Rule of Vilna Stalin, Joseph | |
| 10th Oct Vilna Vilna is restored to Lithuania while Russia gets sea & air bases
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| Siege of Prague Stalin, Joseph | |
| 14th Mar Prague Protests after German legions move on Prague contravening the Munich Agreement
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| Treaty of Latvia Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 5th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Latvia
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| Treaty of Latvia Stalin, Joseph | |
| 5th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Latvia
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| Treaty of Lithuania Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 10th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Lithuania
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| Treaty of Lithuania Stalin, Joseph | |
| 5th Sep Vilna Vilna is transferred from Poland to Lithuania & becomes its capital
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| 10th Oct A mutual assistance treaty is signed between Russia & Lithuania
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| Treaty of Munich Agreement Stalin, Joseph | |
| 31st Sep Munich Russia, like the USA, is excluded from the treaty & the conference
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| 31st Sep Munich The Munich treaty makes Russia's offer of military support to Czech academic
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| Treaty of Mutual Assistance Stalin, Joseph | |
| 5th Sep Latvia Russia signs treaty of Mutual Assistance with Latvia giving Russia occupation rights
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| 30th Sep Estonia Russia signs treaty of Mutual Assistance with Estonia to occupy 4 Estonian naval bases
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