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The Soviet Invasion of Germany

In 1944, the Soviet Union invaded Germany. When the Red Army reached Berlin, the Third Reich surrendered.

The Battle of Kursk

In 1943, the Germans launched an assault on Kursk.
The Red Army survived the attack and launched a counter-offensive.
The German troops did not have the power to repulse a Soviet attack. They were forced to retreat back into Germany.

The Soviet offensive

In Operation Bagration, the Soviet Union launched an attack in June 1944 on Germany.
In July 1944, Minsk in Belarus was recaptured by the Soviets.
The Soviets proceeded to invade Poland. In January 1945, the Red Army invaded Warsaw.
In April 1945, the Red Army captured Vienna.

Invasion of Germany

In April 1945, the Red Army penetrated Prussia.
On 16 April, the offensive to seize Berlin began.
By the end of April, the army had entered Berlin.
On 7 May 1945, Germany surrendered.

1The Leadership Struggle, 1924-1929

1.1Struggle for Power 1924-28

1.1.1Stalin & his Rivals

1.1.2The End of Lenin & Stalin

1.1.3Stalin & the Communist Party

2Five Year Plans & Collectivisation

2.1Changes in Industry

2.1.1Industrialisation & Gosplan

2.2Agriculture & Collectivisation

2.2.1Five Year Plans & Grain Hoarding

2.2.2Collectivisation

2.2.3Kulaks

3Purges, Show Trials & The Cult of Stalin

3.1The Use of Terror in the 1930s

3.1.1Purges

3.1.2NKVD

3.1.3Show Trials

3.1.4Labour Camps

3.2Propaganda & Censorship

3.2.1Art & Religion Under Stalin

3.2.2Media & the Cult of Stalin

3.2.3The Cult of Stalin

3.2.4History

4Life in the Soviet Union, 1924-1941

4.1Life in the Soviet Union

4.1.1Living Conditions & Ethnic Minorities in the USSR

5The Second World War, 1941-1953

5.1USSR in the War

5.1.11941-1942

5.1.21943-1945

5.2Stalin & WW2

5.2.1Stalin's Popularity

5.2.2Post-War Consolidation

5.3Post-War Recovery

5.3.1Economic Recovery

5.3.2The USSR by 1953

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