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 | 1945-08-18 | 1945-09-01 | Kuril Islands Invaded | Sovient troops from the 355th Rifle Division and elements of the 87th Rifle Corps occupy the Kuril islands. The 20,000 odd Japanese defenders surrender as part of the general surrender terms. The islands are annexed to the Soviet Union. | Read about 'Kuril Islands Invaded' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kuril Islands Invaded' |
| 1945-08-09 | 1945-08-20 | Soviets invade Manchuria | A significant factor in the rapid surrender of Japan after the second Atomic bomb was dropped. 700,000 Soviet troops occupied Manchuria. The systematic rape and pillage of the Chinese people was ignored by Soviet authorities. | Read about 'Soviets invade Manchuria' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Soviets invade Manchuria' |
| 1945-07-17 | 1945-08-02 | Potsdam Conference | Stalin, Churchill, and Truman meet to discuss the post war fate of Germany. | Read about 'Potsdam Conference' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Potsdam Conference' |
| 1945-06-24 | Moscow Victory Parade | The Soviet red army hold a victory parade through red square celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of the Great Patriotic War. This was the first Soviet military parade captured on color film. | Read about 'Moscow Victory Parade' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Moscow Victory Parade' | |
| 1945-05-09 | Stutthof Liberated | Stutthof, the first concentration camp built inside Germany, was the last liberated by Allied forces. Soviet troops arrive to find 100 prisoners still alive. Of the 110,000 deported there during the war over 85,000 had died. | Read about 'Stutthof Liberated' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Stutthof Liberated' | |
| 1945-05-05 | 1945-05-11 | Prague Offensive | The last major offensive on the Eastern front. Fought after the fall of Berlin and VE day. Soviet troops liberate Prague and capture or kill the remaining German troops in Army Group Center. | Read about 'Prague Offensive' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Prague Offensive' |
| 1945-04-30 | 1945-05-02 | Reichstag falls | German defenders, who have entrenched themselves in the burnt out rubble of the Reichstag, fight room to room to prevent the fall of the government building. It takes two days for Soviet troops to clear the building entirely. | Read about 'Reichstag falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Reichstag falls' |
| 1945-04-25 | Elbe Day | Soviet troops from the 1st Ukrainian front meet reconnaissance troops from the US First Army on the east bank of the Elbe river near Torgau. An important milestone in the sequence of events leading to the destruction of the Third Reich. | Read about 'Elbe Day' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Elbe Day' | |
| 1945-04-22 | Eberswalde captured | Hitler is informed that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight. He admits defeat and decides that his only option is suicide. | Read about 'Eberswalde captured' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Eberswalde captured' | |
| 1945-04-21 | OKW at Zossen | The German Oberkommando der Wehrmacht headquarters (high command) comes under attack by Soviet troops. | Read about 'OKW at Zossen' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'OKW at Zossen' |
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