Joseph Stalin19 September 1939
The Red Army & German troops join up at Brest Litovsk
Russia · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Red Army & German troops join up at Brest Litovsk
Appointed Member of Red Army
Orders Red Army units to destroy all houses & farms 40 miles behind the German lines
The Red Army begins to encircle the German forces besieging Stalingrad
The Red Army crosses into Poland
The Red Army begins the Vistula-Oder offensive across the Narew River and, from Warsaw, a three-day operation on a broad front which incorporated four army Fronts
Starting on 16 January 1945, the Red Army breached through the German front as a result of the Vistula-Oder Offensive and rapidly advanced westward as fast as 30-40 kilometres a day
The Red Army hoists the Red Flag over the Reichstag in Berlin
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