9 January 1941Democratic ProgrammeAlexander Fedorovich Kerensky
Kerensky records his position on democratic programme in exile.
Historical records for Russia in 1941, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Kerensky records his position on democratic programme in exile.
Germany & Russia sign a fresh Treaty recognizing spheres of influence & trade
Captures Lozovaya & discovers a German camp with appalling conditions
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Red Army
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Red Army
Zhukov issues a secret directive naming Germany as a probable enemyand instructs frontier regions to make preparations
Churchill warns Stalin the Germans had regrouped in order to invade Russia
Signs the Treaty of Friendship with the new Government of Yugoslavia
Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact
Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact
Informed that 3 groups of German spies had been caught inside the Russian border
Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact
Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact
Germany declares war on Russia shortly after the invasion
All forces are placed on alert
Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
When the Soviet Union is invaded on 22 June 1941, the Comintern changed its position to one of active support for the Allies
When the Soviet Union is invaded on 22 June 1941, the Comintern changed its position to one of active support for the Allies
Appointed Commander of military operations after the German Invasion of Russia
Takes over military operations after the German Invasion of Russia
Schulenberg delivers Germany's declaration of war to Molotov
Comments on Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union.
Announces over the radio to the Russian people that Germany has invaded 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
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
Informs the Politburo of the invasion by German forces
Ordered by Stalin to begin counter-offensve operations
Sets up a supreme general-staff HQ
Appointed Supreme Commander of the Soviet Armed Forces
Appointed Supreme Commander of the Soviet Armed Forces
Sends the Eighth & 15th mechanized corps on the offensive
The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk. Builds a reserve front 300 km behind the front
The western front is broken & the Germans charge towards Minsk
The Central Commitee declares this the "Great Fatherland War"
The Central Commitee declares this the "Great Fatherland War"
Helps organize evacuation of industrial assets as German forces advance into Soviet Ukraine.
Warns Russia of the danger of the German invasion. Addresses the Russian people as "brothers & sister"
Warns Russia of the danger of the German invasion during a broadcast
1st day of the Battle of Smolensk
Reduces armies to 5 or 6 divisions so they are more mobile & less of an aerial target
Stalins son is captured. In line with Russian policy soldiers captured by Germans are treated as traitors
By mid July Russia has lost 3,500 tanks, 6,000 aircraft & 2 million men
About 300,000 Russian prisoners are taken
Appointed Chairman of the recently formed State Defence Committee
Appointed Commander of the Armies in the Northwest Front
Appointed Commander of the Armies in the Northwest Front
Appointed Member of recently formed State Defence Committee
Appointed Member of recently formed State Defence Committee
Appointed Member of recently formed State Defence Committee
Dismissed by Stalin for adivising that Kiev should be evacuated
Helps found the Military Soviet for the Defence of Leningrad
Helps found the Military Soviet for the Defence of Leningrad
Defends Kiev, Stalin refuses to allow any withdrawal from Kiev
Ordered by Stalin to organize a new Bryansk Front to defend Moscow
By the end of the month the Germans give up storming the City & dig in for a siege. Arrives in Leningrad to co-ordinate its defenses
Replaced by Marshal Timoshenko just before the capture of Kiev
Orders the evacuation of Kiev, 665,000 Russian prisoners are captured
States Soviet policy during the Inter-Allied meeting in London.
The Soviet government joins the resolution adhering to Atlantic Charter principles.
The Germans begin their final offensive to take Moscow
Guderian takes Yeremenko by surprise when he begins to attack Moscow
Part of the administration is moved but Stalin stays in Moscow
The operation "Taifun" to take Moscow commences
The operation "Taifun" to take Moscow commences
Stalin calls an emergency session of the State Defence Committee
Ordered by Stalin from Leningrad to create a new western front to defend Moscow
Ordered by Stalin from Leningrad to create a new western front to defend Moscow
Prepares to evacuate his HQ from Moscow
Beria brings in several regiments of the NKVD in to preserve order. A state of siege is declared
Stalin calls for the creation of second front in Europe to relieve pressure on Russian forces battling German army at the gates of Moscow
Announces, "If they want a war of extermination they shall have one"
Stages a symbollically important parade in Red Square
The Germans begin their 2nd offensive against Moscow
Orders Red Army units to destroy all houses & farms 40 miles behind the German lines
Orders Red Army units to destroy all houses & farms 40 miles behind the German lines
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Kleists Panzers seize a bridge over the Don but are forced back by Timoshenko
Some German units advance into the southern suburbs of Moscow
Orders that "there be no further falling back". Orders Rokossovsky to hold the line at Kryukovo with the remants his Sixteenth Army
The Soviet counter offensive hits the unsuspecting German army. The German attack on Moscow is contained. German forces lose mre than 500,000 men, Hitler's biggest loss to date. 720,000 Russian soldiers drive back 800,000 Germans
1st Shock Army & the Sixteenth Army attack the inner side of the German salient
Launches an attack of the German inner salient with the Sixteenth Army
Appointed Ambassador of USA
Commands the Twentieth Army during the Battle of Moscow
Commands the Russian forces which capture Berlin
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Deputy Chair of Sovnarkom
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Peoples Commissars
The Anti-Comintern Pact is renewed with 11 additional countries as signatories. 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
Appointed Commander in Chief, Southwestern Front
Appointed Commander in Chief, Southwestern Front after the German invasion of Russia
Appointed Commander of Twentieth Army
Appointed Commander of Twentieth Army
Promoted to become Deputy Commissar of the NKVD
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Deputy Chair of Sovnarkom
Appointed Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief
Appointed Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief
Founds the State Defence Committee to run the war
Has 69 Divisions to hold the Ukraine
Spy Dr. Richard Sorge gave Stalin the exact German launch date
Spy Dr. Richard Sorge gave Stalin the exact German launch date
Lives in New York, commenting on the war and warning against both Nazi aggression and Soviet authoritarianism.
The Moscow-Volga Canal is completed
Awarded the Order of the Red Banner after the Battle of Moscow
Informed by Roosevelt of US support after the attack by Germany. Given a mixture of barter & credit through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Enters full-time Red Army political work after Germany invades the Soviet Union.
Issues the Serov Instructions, which detailed procedures for mass deportations from the Baltic States
Overwhelmed by a double encirclement of his forces at Kiev
Helps organize the defence of Moscow
Given the task of defending Odessa but is defeated & forced to withdraw to the Crimea
Serves on the military council of the Southwestern Front during the German invasion.
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Deputy Chair of Sovnarkom
Composes, "Symponic Dances"
Composes, "The 7th Symphony", about the German siege of Leningrad
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