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Explore 147 historical events and records for Russia in 1945.

Historical records for Russia in 1945

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Commander of Tank Battalion

Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich · Ukraine · Commander of Tank Battalion · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of a tank battalion on the 4th Ukrainian front

Deputy Commander

Chuikov, Vassili · Deputy Commander of East Germany · Warfare / Military

Appointed Deputy Commander of the Soviet forces of occupation in East Germany

Dyatlov Norilsk Technical School Entry

Dyatlov, Anatoly · Norilsk · Engineering Student · Warfare / Nuclear

Enters the electrical engineering department of the Norilsk Mining and Metallurgical Technical School after completing seven years of schooling.

Field Marshal

Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich · Field Marshal · Warfare / Military

Appointed Field Marshal of the Soviet Union, highest rank below Stalin

German Soviet Zone

Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich · Chief of Staff · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Orders the creation of anti-fascist parties & trades unions in the German Soviet Zone

Hospital Cultural Worker

Shalamov, Varlam · Arts / Literature

After serious illness, Shalamov temporarily assisted at a camp hospital as a cultural worker.

Military Training

Popov, Markian · Head of Military Training · Warfare / Military

Appointed Head of the Military Training Administration

Moscow Sends Charter Delegation

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin's government sent Soviet representatives to negotiate the United Nations Charter.

Partition

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

The USA & Russia partition Korea

Postwar Russia

Kerensky, Alexander Fedorovich · New York · Exile Politician · Politics / World War, 2nd

Argues victory over Germany should not legitimise dictatorship.

Rule of Korea

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

The USA & Russia partition Korea

Rule of Kurile Islands

Stalin, Joseph · Kurile Islands · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia will gain the Kurile Islands & Sakhalin if it holds Japan on the Asian mainland

Rule of Sakhalin

Stalin, Joseph · Sakhalin · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia will gain the Kurile Islands & Sakhalin if it holds Japan on the Asian mainland

Soviet Delegates Defend Permanent Members

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

The Soviet delegation supported special Security Council responsibilities for the principal Allied powers.

Soviet Ratification Advances United Nations

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin's government ratified the Charter, allowing the Soviet Union to become a founding member.

Soviet Union Signs UN Charter

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

The Soviet Union signed the United Nations Charter at San Francisco on 26 June.

Soviets Negotiate Charter Language

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Representatives of Stalin's government participated in drafting and revising provisions of the United Nations Charter.

Stalin Negotiates Security Council Voting

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin participated in the Yalta compromise establishing the general formula for permanent member voting.

Stalin Requests Republic Memberships

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

At Yalta, Stalin sought separate international representation for Soviet constituent republics.

Stalin Supports San Francisco Conference

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin joined the decision to convene a United Nations founding conference in San Francisco in April.

Treaty of Friendship

Stalin, Joseph · Moscow · General Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

Signs the Treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government of Chiang Kai-Shek

Treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government

Stalin, Joseph · Moscow · General Secretary of CPSU · Government / Government of Russia

Signs the Treaty of Friendship & Alliance with the Government of Chiang Kai-Shek

Ukraine And Belarus Membership Agreed

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

The Yalta leaders agreed to support original United Nations membership for Ukraine and Byelorussia.

UN Charter Enters Into Force

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

The United Nations formally began on 24 October with the Soviet Union among its original members.

Wartime Political Service

Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich · Eastern Europe · Major General · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ends the European war as a senior political officer with the rank of major general.

Western Ukrainian Consolidation

Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeyevich · Western Ukraine · Ukrainian Party First Secretary · Government / Government of Russia

Oversees restoration of Soviet administration and party control across western Ukraine after the war.

Yalta Conference Discusses United Nations

Stalin, Joseph · General Secretary of CPSU · Warfare / United Nations

Stalin met Roosevelt and Churchill at Yalta to settle key issues concerning the proposed world organization.

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