Red Army: Timeline

1920   Polish-Soviet War Polish-Soviet War

The PolishSoviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia [i] and the Second Polish Republic [i] ... 

: Polish Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ... 

 and Anti-Soviet Ukrainian Ukraine

Ukraine is a country [i] in Eastern Europe [i]. ... 

 troops attack the Red Army in Soviet Ukraine.

1920   Polish-Soviet War Polish-Soviet War

The PolishSoviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia [i] and the Second Polish Republic [i] ... 

: Red Army retakes Kyiv.

1920   Polish-Soviet War Polish-Soviet War

The PolishSoviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia [i] and the Second Polish Republic [i] ... 

: Red Army continues offensive into Poland Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ... 

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1920   August 25 - Polish-Soviet War Polish-Soviet War

The PolishSoviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia [i] and the Second Polish Republic [i] ... 

: The Red Army is defeated in the Battle of Warsaw.

1921   The Red Army crushes the Kronstadt Kronstadt

Kronstadt, or Kronshtadt, Cronstadt is a strongly fortified [i] Russia [i]n seaport [i] ... 

 rebellion and a number of sailors flee to Finland

1922   Red Army occupies Vladivostok

1943   World War II World War II

World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide [i] conflict [i] fought betwe ... 

: the Wehrmacht Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht was the name of the armed forces [i] of Nazi-Germany [i] from 1935 [i] t ... 

 and the Red Army fight the Battle of Prokhorovka - the greatest tank battle in history.

1944   Riga Riga

Riga , the capital [i] of Latvia [i], is situated on the Baltic Sea [i] coast on the mouth of the River Daugava [i] ... 

, the capital of Latvia Latvia

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in Eastern Europe [i]. ... 

 is taken over by the Red Army.

1944   Belgrade Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital [i] and largest city of the Republic of Serbia [i]. ... 

 is liberated by Yugoslav Partisans and the Red Army.

1944   Red Army liberates Kirkenes, the first town in Norway Norway

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 to be liberated from German occupation.

1945   The Red Army arrives at Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe [i]. ... 

 and find the Nazi Nazism

National Socialism, commonly shortened to Nazism or Naziism, originated as a fascist [i] mo ... 

 concentration camp where 1.3 million people were murdered.

1945   World War II: Capitulation of German garrison in Poznan Poznan

Poznan is a city in west-central Poland [i] with over 578,900 inhabitants . ... 

, city is liberated by Red Army and Polish forces.

1945   Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was Chancellor of Germany [i] from 1933, and Fhrer [i] of Germany [i] from 1934 until h ... 

 and his wife of one day, Eva Braun Eva Braun

Eva Anna Paula Braun was the longtime companion and, briefly, wife of Adolf Hitler [i]. ... 

, commit suicide as Red Army approaches Führerbunker in Berlin Berlin

Berlin is the capital [i] city and a state [i] of Germany [i]. ... 

. Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz

Karl Dnitz ; September 16, 1891 – December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, famous for his com... 

 succeeds Hitler as President of Germany. Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels

Paul Joseph Goebbels was Adolf Hitler [i]'s Propaganda [i] Minister [i] in Nazi Germany [i]. ... 

 succeeds Hitler as Chancellor of Germany Chancellor of Germany

The head of government [i] of Germany [i] is called Chancellor . ... 

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1945   World War II: Red Army enters Prague (capitulation of German occupation troops)

1956   Red Army troops invade Hungary Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked [i] country in Central Europe [i], ... 

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1988   Soviet war in Afghanistan Soviet war in Afghanistan

The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year war [i] between the Soviet [i] forces and the ... 

: After more than 8 years of fighting, the Red Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan Afghanistan

Afghanistan ; Persian [i]: ?????? ?????? ?????????, Pashto [i]:' ... 

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1989   Georgian Georgia (country)

Georgia , known officially from 1990 [i] to 1995 [i] as the Republic of Georgia, is a country in Eurasia [i] ... 

 demonstrators are msssacred by Red Army soldiers in Tbilisi's Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital city [i] of the country of Georgia [i], lying on the banks of the Kura [i] ... 

 central square during a peaceful rally; 20 citizens are killed (most of them young women), many injured.