Lazar Kaganovich Dies at Age 97
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991), a Soviet politician and close associate of Joseph Stalin, died on July 25, 1991. Born to a Jewish family in Ukraine, Kaganovich held seve...
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German And Soviet Governments Sign Secret Pact To Divide Eastern Europe
The German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact And Its Secret Protocols On August 23, 1939, the governments of Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression t...
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Bolshevik Policies Cause Mass Famine Across Soviet Union Including The Holodomor
Soviet-Era Famines Under Bolshevik Rule Between 1930 and 1933, a series of mass famines occurred across the Soviet Union following Bolshevik policies of for...
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Alexander Orlov's crimes in Spain
Alexander Orlov, born Lev Lazarevich Feldbin on 21 August 1895 in Bobruisk, was a Soviet NKVD officer from an Orthodox Jewish family. He later operated under several a...
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Albania Breaks With the Soviet Union
1960–1961 — Hoxha rejects Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization and growing Soviet pressure. Relations collapse and Albania turns toward Maoist China for economic and i...
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Albania Breaks With Yugoslavia
1948 — The Tito-Stalin split transforms Albania's foreign alignment. Hoxha uses the crisis to eliminate Yugoslav influence and bind Albania much more closely to Stalin...
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Aleksandr Vasilevsky
19 November 1942 — Vasilevsky plays a central role in Soviet strategic planning for Operation Uranus and later major offensives. His work illustrates the increasingly ...
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Battle of Stalingrad Begins
23 August 1942 — German forces begin the major assault phase against Stalingrad after intensive Luftwaffe bombing. The city's industrial and symbolic importance combin...
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Battle of Stalingrad Begins
23 August 1942 — German forces begin the major assault phase against Stalingrad while the wider German campaign pushes toward oil resources in the Caucasus. Fighting i...
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Battles Around Rzhev Intensify
8 January 1942 — Soviet offensives expand around the Rzhev-Vyazma salient west of Moscow. Fighting in the region becomes prolonged and extraordinarily costly. The sali...
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Case Blue Begins
28 June 1942 — Germany launches its major summer offensive toward southern Russia and the Caucasus. Hitler seeks the oil resources of the Caucasus and control of the V...
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Erich von Manstein
24 November 1942 — Manstein receives command of Army Group Don during the Stalingrad crisis. He attempts to organize relief of the Sixth Army and later conducts the su...
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Friedrich Paulus
23 August 1942 — Paulus commands the German Sixth Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. After encirclement he obeys Hitler's order to remain in place. Hitler promotes ...
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Georgy Zhukov
18 January 1943 — Zhukov is promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union after playing central roles in the defense of Moscow and the planning environment around Stalingrad...
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Georgy Zhukov
18 January 1943 — Zhukov is promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union after playing central roles in the defense of Moscow and the planning environment around Stalingrad...
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German Sixth Army Surrenders
2 February 1943 — The last major German formations inside Stalingrad surrender. Approximately one of Germany's most powerful field armies has been destroyed or capture...
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German Strategy Turns Toward Caucasus Oil
23 July 1942 — Hitler issues Directive No. 45, dividing German strategic effort between Stalingrad and the Caucasus. Securing oil becomes a central objective because G...
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Goebbels Calls for 'Total War'
18 February 1943 — Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech after Stalingrad, calling for even greater mobilization of German society. The speech reflects growi...
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Hitler Refuses Withdrawal From Stalingrad
24 November 1942 — Hitler orders the Sixth Army to remain inside the Stalingrad pocket rather than attempt an immediate breakout. He expects outside relief and air sup...
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Joseph Stalin
c. 1928–1953 — Stalin controls the Soviet political system during the entire war. His prewar purges severely damage parts of the officer corps, while his misjudgment o...
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Joseph Stalin
c. 1928–1953 — Stalin controls the Soviet political system during the entire war. His prewar purges severely damage parts of the officer corps, while his misjudgment o...
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Joseph Stalin
c. 1928–1953 — Stalin controls the Soviet political system during the entire war. His prewar purges severely damage parts of the officer corps, while his misjudgment o...
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Konstantin Rokossovsky
5 July 1943 — Rokossovsky commands the Central Front during the Battle of Kursk and later becomes one of the principal commanders of Operation Bagration. A survivor of...
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Luftwaffe Attempts to Supply Stalingrad by Air
24 November 1942 — Hitler commits to holding Stalingrad while the Luftwaffe attempts to supply the encircled Sixth Army. Required daily tonnage far exceeds what can re...
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Luftwaffe Bombs Stalingrad
23 August 1942 — German aircraft conduct devastating attacks on Stalingrad as ground forces approach. Large areas are destroyed and many civilians are killed. The bomb...
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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
23 August 1939 — Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression agreement. Secret protocols divide parts of Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influe...
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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
23 August 1939 — Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact. Secret protocols divide parts of Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influe...
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Operation Uranus
19 November 1942 — Soviet armies attack Romanian and other Axis forces protecting the German flanks at Stalingrad. The offensive rapidly breaks through and Soviet spea...
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