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Military campaigns involving the Soviet Union

  • Soviet invasion of ManchuriaAt 5 p.m. Moscow time on the 8th of August 1945, Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov informed Japanese ambassador Naotake Satō that the Soviet Union…
  • Soviet–Japanese WarAt the Tehran Conference in November 1943, Joseph Stalin agreed that the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan once Germany was defeated.
  • Soviet invasion of PolandThe Peace of Riga treaty signed on the 18th of March 1921 drew a new line between Poland and Soviet Russia. This agreement divided disputed territories after…
  • Operation BagrationOn the 22nd of June 1944, the Red Army attacked Army Group Centre in Byelorussia. This offensive occurred just over two weeks after Operation Overlord began…
  • Crimean campaignThe German 11th Army and the Romanian Third Army began their assault on the 26th of September 1941. This offensive marked the start of a brutal campaign…
  • Winter campaign of 1941–1942Soviet military command declared the period from the 5th of December 1941 to the 7th of May 1942 as a specific winter campaign.