16 July 1941
Arrest of Yakov Stalin
Stalins son is captured. In line with Russian policy soldiers captured by Germans are treated as traitors
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Vitebsk in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Stalins son is captured. In line with Russian policy soldiers captured by Germans are treated as traitors
Captures Vitebsk from the Germans
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