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| Abolition of Comintern Stalin, Joseph |  |
| Dissolves the Comintern
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| Alliance of Russia Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich | |
| Oct Moscow Meets the Allies to back the invasion of nth France
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| Oct Moscow Supports the Alliance of Turkey with the Allies during a meeting with the Allies
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| Battle of Kursk Popov, Markian | |
| July Orel Secures a military victory over the Germans at Orel
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| Battle of Orel Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| 5th Aug Orel Rokossovsky's central front capture s Orel from the Germans
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| Battle of Stalingrad Ivanovich, Fyodor | |
| 1st Feb Stalingrad Personally accepts the surrender of Marshal Paulus & his 6th Army
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| Battle of Stalingrad Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| 8th Jan Stalingrad Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
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| 10th Jan Stalingrad The 65th Army advances 5 miles in the first day
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| 21st Jan Gumrak The last German airfield at Gumrak is capture d
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| 31st Jan Stalingrad The Germans under Paulus surrender Stalingrad to Rokossovsky
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| Battle of Stalingrad Stalin, Joseph | |
| 31st Jan Stalingrad During the battle the Germans lose 600,000 & the Russians 400,000
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| 31st Jan Stalingrad Paulus surrenders the German 6th Army
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| 2nd Feb Stalingrad The remainder of the German forces in Stalingrad lay down their arms
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| Battle of Stalingrad Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| 31st Jan Stalingrad Since Zhkov's counter-attack 32 Axis Divs & 3 Axis Brigades have been destroyed
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| 31st Jan Stalingrad The German 6th Army surrenders
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| Capture of Brest Litovsk Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| Brest Litovsk Commands the Army Group of the Byelorussian Front & capture s Brest-Litovsk
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| Capture of Bryansk Stalin, Joseph | |
| 17th Dec Bryansk Stalin announces the Russian capture of Bryansk
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| Capture of Crimea Stalin, Joseph | |
| 9th Oct Crimea The Axis complete the evacuation of the Crimea
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| Capture of Dnepropetrovsk Malinowsky, Rodion Yakovlevich | |
| 23rd Oct Dnepropetrovsk Malinowsky capture s Dnepropetrovsk
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| Capture of Karpovka Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| 13th Jan Karpovka The most westerly of the 7 airfields supplying the German sixth army in Stalingrad
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| Capture of Kerch Petrov, Ivan Efimovich | |
| Kerch Capture s the Kerch Peninsular from the Germans, September-October
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| Capture of Kharkov Vatutin, Nikolai Fyodorovich | |
| Kharkov Helps capture Kharkhov from the Germans
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| Capture of Kiev Vatutin, Nikolai Fyodorovich | |
| Kiev Helps capture Kiev
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| Capture of Kuban Peninsula Stalin, Joseph | |
| 9th Oct Kuban Peninsula The Russians capture the Kuban Peninsula on the Black Sea
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| Capture of Lublin Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| Lublin Commands the Army Group of the Byelorussian Front & capture s Lublin
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| Capture of Pitomnik Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| 16th Jan Pitomnik The only airfield with a night flying to supply the German 6th army in Stalingrad
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| Capture of Roslavl Stalin, Joseph | |
| 25th Dec Roslavl Russians captue Roslavl
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| Capture of Smolensk Stalin, Joseph | |
| 25th Dec Smolensk Russians captue Smolensk
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| Capture of Taman Petrov, Ivan Efimovich | |
| Taman Capture s the Taman Peninsular from the Germans, September-October
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| Capture of Temyruk Stalin, Jospeh | |
| 27th Dec Temyruk Russians capture Temyruk, the last held German port on the Black Sea
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| Capture of Ukraine Vatutin, Nikolai Fyodorovich | |
| Ukraine Helps liberate the Ukraine
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| Comintern Stalin, Joseph | |
| In order to allay the misgivings of its allies in World War II, the Soviet Union dissolves the Comintern
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| In order to allay the misgivings of its allies in World War II, the Soviet Union dissolves the Comintern
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| Commander Bryansk Front Popov, Markian | |
| Appointed Commander at the Bryansk Front
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| Appointed Commander at the Bryansk Front
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| Commander Sth Western Front Malinowsky, Rodion Yakovlevich | |
| Appointed Commander of the Southwestern Front
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| Appointed Commander of the Southwestern Front
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| Conference of Cairo Stalin, Jospeh | |
| 24th Nov Cairo 1st day of bi-lateral talks between Britain & the USA
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| Conference of Casablanca Stalin, Joseph | |
| Casablanca Refuses an offer from Roosevelt to attend the Conference , plays injured party
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| Casablanca Rejects Roosevelt's offer to attend the Casablance Conference
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| 25th Jan Casablanca Roosevelt & Churchill agree to supply Stalin war materials & divert German forces
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| Conference of Moscow Stalin, Joseph | |
| 30th Oct Moscow Agreed to form the European Advisory Commission to divide Germany into military zones
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| 30th Oct Moscow It is agreed after Germany is defeated Austria should regain independence
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| 2nd Dec Moscow Final day of the Moscow Conference
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| Conference of Quebec Stalin, Joseph | |
| 22nd Aug Quebec Telegrams Churchill & Roosevelt saying he is a "passive observer"
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| Conference of Tehran Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 26th Nov Tehran Arrives for the 1st day of the Tehran conference
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| Conference of Tehran Stalin, Joseph | |
| Tehran Churchill & Roosevelt permit Russia to return to its 1941 borders
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| Tehran Russia is allowed to retain gains made under the NAZI -Soviet Pact of 1939
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| Nov Tehran Agrees to Overlord & send a diversionary force to the Sth of France in May 1944
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| Nov Tehran Announces after the defeat of Germany Russia would join the offensive against Japan
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| Nov Tehran Claims the best way of attacking Germany is through nth west France
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| Nov Tehran Insists an Overlord Commander should be appointed
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| Nov Tehran Opposes any diversions to Overlord in the Mediterranean
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| Nov Tehran Supports diversions through sth France during the Allied invasion of France
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| 26th Nov Tehran Arrives for the 1st day of the Tehran conference
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| 28th Nov Tehran Opening day of the Tehran Conference attended by Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin
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| 28th Nov Tehran Stalin is handed the Stalingrad sword
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| 28th Nov Tehran The 1st meeting between Stalin & Roosevelt
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| Dec Tehran Declatation, "we have concerted our plans for the destruction of the German forces"
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| Dec Tehran The 3 powers at the Tehran Conference move Poland's frontiers westward
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| 1st Dec Tehran Final day of the Tehran Conference
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| Conference of Tehran Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich | |
| 26th Nov Tehran Arrives for the 1st day of the Tehran conference
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| Conference of Tripartite Stalin, Joseph | |
| 22nd Aug Roosevelt & Churchill agree to hold a tripartite conference including Russia
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| CP Akhromeev Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich | |
| Appointed Member of the Communist Party
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| Declaration of Four Powers Stalin, Joseph | |
| 30th Oct Moscow Establishes the principle of an international organization to for international peace
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| 30th Oct Moscow Signed by the USA, Russia, China & Britain
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| Declaration of Moscow Stalin, Joseph | |
| Moscow The future of Austria as an independent state is assured
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| Deputy Commissar Litvinov Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Deputy Commissar of Foreign Affairs
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| Diplomacy of Russia Litvinov, Maxim Maximovich | |
| Moscow While in office follows a policy of advocating co-operation with the west
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| Diplomacy of Russia Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| 12th April Washington Strongly criticized by Truman for Russia's behaviour in eastern Europe
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| Diplomacy of Russia Stalin, Joseph | |
| Casablanca Rejects Roosevelt's offer to attend the Casablance Conference
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| Refuses an invitation to attend the Casablanca Conference , plays injured party
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| April Stalin recognizes the "Union of Polish Patriots", the core of a Soviet puppet regime
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| 11th June Stalin sends a message to Churchill asking for a Second Front
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| 22nd Aug Roosevelt & Churchill agree to hold a tripartite conference including Russia
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| 22nd Aug Telegrams Churchill & Roosevelt saying he is a "passive observer"
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| 30th Oct Moscow Establishes the principle of an international organization to keep international peace
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| Diplomacy of Russia Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich | |
| Oct Moscow Supports the Alliance of Turkey with the Allies during a meeting with the Allies
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| Independence of Iran Stalin, Joseph | |
| Dec Tehran The 3 powers at the Tehran Conference agree to a post-war independent Iran
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| Invasion of France Voroshilov, Klimenty Efremovich | |
| Oct Moscow Supports the use of Swedish airbases to invade nth France at a meeting with the Allies
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| Invasion of Italy Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich | |
| Oct Complains the Allies in Italy cannot prevent Germans moving Divs to the Eastern Front
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| Major Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| Appointed Major-General
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| Appointed Major-General
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| Offensive Dnieper Koniev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| 16th Oct River Dnieper Launches an offensive to cut off the 1st Panzer Army in the Dnieper Rive
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| Operation Iskra Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich | |
| 12th Jan Lake Ladoga Launches Operation "Iskra" with the Leningrad garrison moving south along Lake Ladoga
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| 18th Jan Lake Ladoga Links up with the Volkhov front to repel the Germans after their siege of Leningrad
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| Operation Kursk Voronezh, Nikolai Vatutin | |
| Aug Kursk Advances to the Kursk Salient
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| Operation Round Up Stalin, Joseph | |
| 11th June Expresses displeasure to Churchill & Roosevelt over the postponement of "Round Up"
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| Operation Steppe Koniev, Ivan Stepanovich | |
| Aug Steppe Opens up the Steppe Front
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| Rule of Poland Stalin, Joseph | |
| Dec Tehran The 3 powers at the Tehran Conference move Poland's frontiers westward
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| Siege of Kiev Vatutin, Nikolai Fyodorovich | |
| 16th Oct Kiev Vatutin launches a 4 day breakout from the Burkin bridgehead sth of Kiev
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| 20th Oct Kiev Vatutin's attacks from the Burkin bridgehead are repulsed
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| Siege of Leningrad Govorov, Leonid | |
| Sep Leningrad Ordered to plan the Russian recapture of Leningrad
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| Surrender German Army Rokossovsky, Konstantin Konstantinovich | |
| 8th Jan Offers surrender terms but they are rejected by Paulus
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| Surrender Paulus Ivanovich, Fyodor | |
| 1st Feb Stalingrad Helps defeat the German 6th Army
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| Surrender Paulus Stalin, Joseph | |
| 31st Jan Stalingrad Paulus surrenders the German 6th Army
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| Sword of Lenin Stalin, Joseph | |
| 28th Nov Tehran Stalin is handed the Stalingrad sword
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