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Joseph Stalin Biography and Timeline — Page 11

Follow Joseph Stalin through 675 dated historical records for Russia.

Joseph Stalin, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1943

Capture of Smolensk

General Secretary of CPSU · Smolensk · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russians captue Smolensk

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Independence of Iran

General Secretary of CPSU · Tehran · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The 3 powers at the Tehran Conference agree to a post-war independent Iran

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Independence of Russia

General Secretary of CPSU · Tehran · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The 3 powers at the Tehran Conference agree to a post-war independent Iran

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Rule of Poland

General Secretary of CPSU · Tehran · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The 3 powers at the Tehran Conference move Polands frontiers westward

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Comintern

General Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

In order to allay the misgivings of its allies in World War II, the Soviet Union dissolves the Comintern

Role range: 1917-1991 – 1922-1953

Moscow Declaration Supports International Organization

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

The Soviet Union joined the Moscow Declaration calling for a general international organization to maintain peace.

Soviet Diplomats Explore Postwar Institutions

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin's government instructed representatives to examine designs for a new international peace and security body.

Stalin Considers Great Power Cooperation

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin explored how the leading Allied powers could coordinate the postwar international order.

Stalin Discusses Postwar Security

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin took part in inter Allied planning about the international security order to follow the war.

Tehran Talks Address Future Peace

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

At Tehran, Stalin discussed postwar arrangements with Roosevelt and Churchill, including international cooperation.

Stalin Cannot Attend Casablanca

President of USA · Warfare / United Nations

Joseph Stalin did not attend the conference because major operations were under way on the Eastern Front.

Casablance Conference

General Secretary of CPSU · Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Rejects Roosevelts offer to attend the Casablance Conference

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Comintern

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

In order to allay the misgivings of its allies in World War II, the Soviet Union dissolves the Comintern. Dissolves the Comintern

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Conference of Casablanca

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Stalin refuses an invitation to attend the Casablanca Conference

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Conference of Casablanca

General Secretary of CPSU · Casablanca · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Rejects Roosevelts offer to attend the Casablance Conference. Refuses an offer from Roosevelt to attend the Conference, plays injured party

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Declaration of Moscow

General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The future of Austria as an independent state is assured

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Recognition of the Union of Polish Patriots

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Stalin recognizes the "Union of Polish Patriots", a Soviet puppet regime

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Union of Polish Patriots

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Stalin recognizes the "Union of Polish Patriots", a Soviet puppet regime

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

1944

Polish National Council

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Founds the Polish National Council to establish communist rule in Poland

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Invasion of Poland

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Red Army crosses into Poland

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Red Army

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Red Army crosses into Poland

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Soviet Curzon Line Proposal

Marshal · Chairman of Council of People's Commissars · Moscow · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Soviet Government publicly proposes that a future Polish-Soviet boundary follow approximately the Curzon Line with possible adjustments favourable to Poland.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1953

Invasion of Poland

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia rejects a Polish proposal to negotiate a boundary dispute

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Siege of Korsun

General Secretary of CPSU · Korsun · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The 1st & 2nd Ukranian Fronts attempt to cut off the Germans

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Siege of Leningrad

General Secretary of CPSU · Leningrad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Soviet Union announces the end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad, which had lasted 880 days with 600,000 killed. 633,000 civilians had died from starvation & a 200,000 from German military action

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Siege of Leningrad

General Secretary of CPSU · River Luga · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Germans fall back to the River Luga

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Armia Ludowa

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Founds the Peoples Army in Poland, a rival Polish Army to fight the Germans

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Siege of Korsun

General Secretary of CPSU · Korsun · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Korsun pocket is closed

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Exile of Joseph Stalin

General Secretary of CPSU · Religion / Islam

Orders mass deportation of Caucasian Muslim nations, Chechens & Ingush to Kazakhstan are deported for resisting Soviet rule and abetting the Germans, 475,000 persons are evicted

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Exile of Joseph Stalin

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Orders mass deportation of Caucasian Muslim nations, Chechens & Ingush to Kazakhstan are deported for resisting Soviet rule and abetting the Germans, 475,000 persons are evicted

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Finns ask for peace

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Finns ask for peace but Stalins terms are unacceptable

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Siege of Odessa

General Secretary of CPSU · Odessa · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Soviet forces liberate Odessa from Nazis

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Capture of Crimea

General Secretary of CPSU · Crimea · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia recaptures Crimea by taking Sevastopol

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Siege of Sevastopol

General Secretary of CPSU · Sevastopol · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia recaptures Crimea by taking Sevastopol

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Agreement on An offensive during the Normandy landings

General Secretary of CPSU · Normandy · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ath Churchills request Stalin agrees to an offensive during the Normandy landings

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Invasion of Ukraine

General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

As agreed at Tehran Stalin launches an offensive from Leningrad to the Ukraine

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Operation Overlord

General Secretary of CPSU · Normandy · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ath Churchills request Stalin agrees to an offensive during the Normandy landings

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Capture of Minsk

General Secretary of CPSU · Minsk · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The way to Poland is open to the Red Army

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Front-Belorussia

General Secretary of CPSU · River Bug · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Russians reach the 1939 Polish border, west of Kovel

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1922-1953

Declines Distant Conference Travel

General Secretary of CPSU · Moscow · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Explains that the military situation prevents him from leaving the Soviet Union for a distant conference.

Role range: 1939-1945

Records, sources and methodology

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