Democratic Programme
Kerensky records his position on democratic programme in exile.
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1941 in Russia
Explore 117 historical events and records for Russia in 1941.
Historical records for Russia in 1941
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January
Trade Treaty
Germany & Russia sign a fresh Treaty recognizing spheres of influence & trade
Capture of Lozovaya
Captures Lozovaya & discovers a German camp with appalling conditions
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Red Army
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Red Army
February
Invasion of Russia
Zhukov issues a secret directive naming Germany as a probable enemyand instructs frontier regions to make preparations
April
Invasion of Russia
Churchill warns Stalin the Germans had regrouped in order to invade Russia
Treaty of Friendship
Signs the Treaty of Friendship with the new Government of Yugoslavia
Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact
Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact
Neutrality
Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact
Arrest of German spies
Informed that 3 groups of German spies had been caught inside the Russian border
Neutrality
Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact
Pact between Japan and Soviet Union
Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact
June
Declaration of War
Germany declares war on Russia shortly after the invasion
Invasion of Russia
All forces are placed on alert
Invasion of Russia
Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
Invasion of Russia
Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
Comintern
When the Soviet Union is invaded on 22 June 1941, the Comintern changed its position to one of active support for the Allies
Comintern
When the Soviet Union is invaded on 22 June 1941, the Comintern changed its position to one of active support for the Allies
Commissar
Appointed Commander of military operations after the German Invasion of Russia
Commissar
Takes over military operations after the German Invasion of Russia
Declaration of War
Schulenberg delivers Germany's declaration of war to Molotov
German Invasion of USSR
Comments on Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union.
Invasion of Russia
Announces over the radio to the Russian people that Germany has invaded Russia
Invasion of Russia
Stalin is so demoralized by the German invasion that he remains drunk for 11 days. At 3:40 German planes bomb Russian border cities
Invasion of Russia
3 million German soldiers attack the Soviet army of 5.7 million, 2.5 of them in the west, in the coming weeks, Stalin mobilizes some 10 million reservists
Invasion of Russia
Informs the Politburo of the invasion by German forces
Invasion of Russia
Ordered by Stalin to begin counter-offensve operations
Stavka
Sets up a supreme general-staff HQ
Supreme Commander
Appointed Supreme Commander of the Soviet Armed Forces
Supreme Commander
Appointed Supreme Commander of the Soviet Armed Forces
Invasion of Russia
Sends the Eighth & 15th mechanized corps on the offensive
Invasion of Russia
The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk. Builds a reserve front 300 km behind the front
Western Front
The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk
Great Fatherland War
The Central Commitee declares this the "Great Fatherland War"
Invasion of Russia
The Central Commitee declares this the "Great Fatherland War"
Evacuation of Ukrainian Industry
Helps organize evacuation of industrial assets as German forces advance into Soviet Ukraine.
July
Broadcast
Warns Russia of the danger of the German invasion. Addresses the Russian people as "brothers & sister"
Invasion of Russia
Warns Russia of the danger of the German invasion during a broadcast
Battle of Smolensk
1st day of the Battle of Smolensk
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