1944 ⟶ Operation Bagration: Soviet Offensive Cripples Germany
June – August: Soviet forces launch Operation Bagration on t...
Year
1921
1939
1940
1943
1944
🕊️ Polish–Soviet War Ends
March 18: End of the Polish–Soviet War.⟶
WarfareSoviet UnionTerritorial DisputesInterwar PeriodNationalismMilitary Conflict
Poland
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Ukraine
Belarus💣 Invasion of Poland: Outbreak of World War II
September 1 – October: Nazi invasion of Poland triggers World War II in Europe. Soviet invasion of Poland begins 16 days later.⟶
World War IIInvasionSoviet UnionAggressionTotalitarianismEastern FrontAppeasement
Poland
GermanySoviet Union🪖 Katyn Massacre and Soviet Occupation of Baltic States
April – May: The Katyn massacre of Polish soldiers in USSR and the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states.⟶
World War IISoviet UnionOccupationMassacreBaltic StatesWar CrimesStalinTotalitarianism
Soviet UnionPoland
LatviaLithuania
Estonia💥 Battle of Kursk: Nazi Germany's Final Eastern Front Offensive Fails
July – August: The failed Battle of Kursk becomes the last Nazi offensive on the Eastern Front.⟶
World War IIEastern FrontBattleMilitary HistorySoviet UnionNazi GermanyTank WarfareOffensiveTurning Point
GermanySoviet UnionRussia💥 Operation Bagration: Soviet Offensive Cripples Germany
June – August: Soviet forces launch Operation Bagration on the Eastern Front, the biggest defeat in German military history.⟶
World War IIEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary OffensiveWarfare
Soviet UnionGermanyBelarusPolandLithuaniaLatviaEstonia🕊️ Continuation War Ends
September 19: The Continuation War ends.⟶
World War IISoviet UnionEastern FrontWarfareMilitary ConflictNationalism
FinlandSoviet UnionGermany