1968 ⟶ Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia

January – August: Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia crushed by...
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💣 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.⟶
Invasion of Poland: Outbreak of World War II (1939)
World War IIInvasionSoviet UnionAggressionTotalitarianismEastern FrontAppeasement
PolandPolandGermanyGermanySoviet UnionSoviet Union

💥 Operation Bagration: Soviet Offensive Cripples Germany

June – August: Soviet forces launch Operation Bagration on the Eastern Front, the biggest defeat in German military history.⟶
Operation Bagration: Soviet Offensive Cripples Germany (1944)
World War IIEastern FrontSoviet UnionMilitary OffensiveWarfare
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionGermanyGermanyBelarusBelarusPolandPolandLithuaniaLithuaniaLatviaLatviaEstoniaEstonia

🏢 COMECON Established

January 5 – 8: COMECON founded by USSR and the Eastern Bloc.⟶
COMECON Established (1949)
Cold WarEastern BlocSoviet UnionEconomic CooperationTradeSocialismPost-WarGeopoliticsIron Curtain
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionBulgariaBulgariaHungaryHungaryPolandPolandRomaniaRomania

🤝 Warsaw Pact Signed

May 14: Signing of the Warsaw Pact.⟶
Warsaw Pact Signed (1955)
Cold WarMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionEastern BlocNATOGeopoliticsIdeologyCommunismArms RaceTreaty
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionAlbaniaAlbaniaBulgariaBulgariaGermanyGermanyHungaryHungaryPolandPolandRomaniaRomania

🇭🇺 Soviet Suppression of the Hungarian Revolution

November 11: The Hungarian Uprising crushed by Soviet troops.⟶
Soviet Suppression of the Hungarian Revolution (1956)
Cold WarSoviet UnionEastern BlocRevolutionRebellionIron CurtainCommunismKhrushchev
HungaryHungarySoviet UnionSoviet Union

🇨🇿 Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia

January – August: Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia crushed by the Eastern Bloc military intervention.⟶
Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia (1968)
Cold WarEastern BlocSoviet UnionCzechoslovakiaMilitary InterventionCommunismPolitical Repression
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionPolandPolandGermanyGermanyHungaryHungaryBulgariaBulgaria