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Declaration of War

Russia · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1941–1945Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1941

Joseph Stalin21 June 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Germany declares war on Russia shortly after the invasion

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov22 June 1941

Berlin · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Schulenberg delivers Germany's declaration of war to Molotov

1944

Joseph Stalin5 September 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia declares war on Bulgaria. Bulgaria declares war on Germany then declares an armistice with Russia

1945

Joseph Stalin8 August 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia declares war on Japan. Rusiia declares war on Japan

Names involved

Joseph StalinVyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov

Provenance

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