Invasion of Finland
Russia launches an attack against Finland, fighting lasts throughout the winter. Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland
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1939 in Russia — Page 3
Explore 119 historical events and records for Russia in 1939.
Historical records for Russia in 1939
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November
Mannerheim Line
Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland
Other events (month unknown)
Alliance Russia and Chiang Kai-Shek
Appointed Military attache to Chiang Kai-shek
Capture of Russia
Russia occupies the eastern zone including Galicia & the Polish Ukraine. Poland is divided between the Germans & the Russians along the River Bug
Central Committee
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Central Committee
Appointed Membrer of the Central Committee
Chernaya Rechka Assignment
Shalamov joined a geological exploration crew at Chernaya Rechka while imprisoned in Kolyma.
Comintern
At the start of World War II, the Comintern supported a policy of non-intervention, arguing that the war was an imperialist war between various national ruling classes, much like World War I had been
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief
Commissar
Appointed Peoples Commissar for the Textile Industry
Communist Party
Appointed Member of Communist Party
Conference of Bucharest
Suggests a 4 power conference to defend Rumania after the German invasion of Prague. Litvinovs suggestion for a conference is rejected
Congress of Communist Party, 18th
Attacks Britain & France for rejecting collective security for fear of revolution. Attacks Britain & France for rejecting collective security due to fear of revolution
Death of Karl Bernhardovich Radek
Death of Karl Bernhardovich Radek, in prison
Defence Committee
Appointed Member of State Defence Committee
Defence Committee
Appointed Member of State Defence Committee
Deputy Chair of State Committee for Defence
Appointed Deputy Chair of the State Committee for Defence
Deputy Chairman
Appointed Deputy Chair of the State Committee for Defence
Dnepropetrovsk Party Secretary
Becomes a secretary of the Dnepropetrovsk regional Communist Party committee.
Full Politburo Membership
Becomes a full member of the Communist Party Politburo.
Invasion of China
Sends Zhukov against the Japanese to teach them "a lesson they would never forget"
Invasion of Poland
Partakes in the invasion of Poland
Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
Medal
Awarded for expelling the Japanese 6th Army from the Mongolian-Manchurian border
Military Attache
Appointed Military attache to Chiang Kai-shek
Neutrality
After Nomonhan the Japanese Foreign Minister visits Russia & signs a neutrality pact
NKVD
Joins the Peoples Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD)
Offensive
Distinguishes himself during the offensive in Mongolia against the Japanese 6th Army
Police Chief-Beria
Appointed Member of State Defence Committee
Police Chief-Beria
Appointed Member of State Defence Committee
Politburo
Appointed Member of Politburo, full member
Purge
Malenkov & Beria purge the Baltic States, 1939-1941
Purge
Malenkov & Beria purge the Baltic States, 1939-1941
Sixth Army
Awarded for expelling the Japanese 6th Army from the Mongolian-Manchurian border
The USSR and the War
Writes The USSR and the War after the Soviet-German pact and the outbreak of the Second World War.
Ukrainian Commissar of NKVD
Appointed Ukrainian Commissar of the NKVD
Visit to Russia & signs a neutrality pact
Says to the Japanese Foregn Minister, "we are both Asiatics, Japan can now turn south". After Nomonhan the Japanese Foreign Minister visits Russia & signs a neutrality pact
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