| 15 May 1943 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
The Communist International votes to dissolve
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| 2 February 1943 |
Germany,
Soviet Union
|
World War II
|
Soviet forces defeat the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad
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| 19 November 1942 |
Soviet Union
|
World War II
|
Soviet forces encircle Axis armies at Stalingrad
|
| 19 November 1942 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
The Red Army begins Operation Uranus at Stalingrad
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| 28 July 1942 |
Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union history
|
Order No. 227 demands that troops “not retreat”
|
| 26 May 1942 |
Soviet Union,
United Kingdom
|
Stalin
|
The Soviet Union and Britain sign an alliance treaty
|
| 5 December 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
The Red Army launches a counteroffensive outside Moscow
|
| 19 October 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
Stalin declares a state of siege in Moscow
|
| 15 October 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
The Soviet government orders an evacuation from Moscow
|
| 1 October 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union history
|
First Allied supply protocol for the Soviet Union agreed
|
| 8 September 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
German forces complete the encirclement of Leningrad
|
| 16 July 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
The State Defense Committee organizes the evacuation of industry
|
| 12 July 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union history
|
Soviet-British agreement on joint action against Germany signed
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| 30 June 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Stalin
|
Stalin becomes chair of the State Defense Committee
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| 30 June 1941 |
Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union history
|
State Defense Committee established
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