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September 1, 1939 – June 22, 1941

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01
The Wehrmacht’s Invasion of Poland and the Beginning of World War II. September – November 1939
02
Soviet ‘Security Zones’ on  Stalin’s Maps. August 1939
03
Reunification of Western Ukraine with the Ukrainian SSR and Western Belorussia with the Belorussian SSR. September – ​November 1939
04
Beginning of the ‘Phoney War’ in the West. September – October 1939
05
Soviet-German Talks. 21–28 September, 1939
06
Soviet-Turkish Talks about a Mutual Assistance Treaty. September – ​October 1939
07
Relations between the USSR and the Baltic Countries. September 1939 – ​May 1940
08
Soviet-Finnish Talks. October – ​November 1939
09
The ‘Winter War’ with Finland and Its Outcome. November 1939 – ​May 1940
10
Franco-British Plans of Attacking the USSR. November 1939 – ​May 1940
11
Commercial and Economic Activities of the USSR During the War in Europe. October 1939 – June 1941
12
The Soviet Military-Industrial Complex and Its Developmental Problems. December 1939 – June 1941
13
The End of the ‘Phoney War’ and the Defeat of France. March – ​June 1940
14
Incorporation of  Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into  the USSR. June  –  ​August 1940
15
Incorporation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina into the USSR. June – ​August 1940
16
Berlin Pact of 1940. September – December 1940
17
Official Visit of Soviet People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs V. Molotov to Berlin. November 1940 – ​January 1941
18
German Preparations for War against the USSR. July 1940 – ​April 1941
19
Preparations of the Red Army for Repulsing Aggression. May 1940 – April 1941
20
Soviet Intelligence Information about German Plans of Aggression. December 1940 – ​April 1941
21
German Aggression in the Balkans. March – ​May 1941
22
Signature of the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact on April 13, 1941. April 1941
23
On the Eve of Germany’s Attack against the USSR. May – ​21 June, 1941
24
‘On 22 June at  4 a.m. …’ Invasion of  the USSR by  Germany and Its Satellites

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