CHRONOLOGY OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS RELATING TO THE USSR PART II

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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
Research and Analysis Branch
R & A No. 2915.2
CHRONOLOGY OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
RELATING TO THE USSR
Part II
USSR in the War
22 June 1941 ? 2 September 1945
Washington
25 September 1945
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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
Research and Analysis Branch
R & A No. 2915.2
CHRONOIOGY OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS RELATING TO THE USSR
Part II. USSR in the War, 22 June 1941 -- 2 September 1945
Washington
25 September 1945
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FOREWORD
Scope
This ChronologY covers the period from the establishment
of diplomat c re lat; ons between the Unit ted States and the
Sovi et ?Uni on to the end of World War TI. It is di vi ded into
two parts: Part I. From Ameri can Recognition of the Sovi at
Uni on-to the Sovi et-German Conflict, 10 October 1933 -
21 June 1941; and Part II. USSR in the War, 22 June 1941 -
2 September 1943. Work ; s already in progress in the prepara-
tion of a thi rd Part, coveri ng the post-war period.
Arrangement ?
Part I: For reasons of convenience to the users and
economy of space, Part I lists the events of a gi yen day
alphabetically under descriptive captions assigned to each
tern. Events i nvolvi ng the ? re lati ons of the Sovi at Union
th other countri es are generally entered under the names :
of countx os involved. Internati anal conferences and conven-
tions have been listed under thei r offi ci al desi gnations
-wherever possible. Sovi et internal affairs have most fre-.
quently been. placed under the caption Sovi et Union or under
convenient catch-word titles.
Part Whi. le . the above arrangement appeared adequate
to cover tra-fh Internal and external events during the years of
increasing Soviet partici potion n International affairs,' the
complexities of the war years seemed to make a more elaborate
arrangement advi sable. A four column divIsIon was made. In
the .first column are liSted ? the mi litary highlights of the war.
To the second column were? consigned the general I nternational
events in whi ch the Soviet Union parti el pated or had an interest.
The third column records the development of Ameri can-Soviet
lati ons. Occasi onal use was made of the devi cc of spread; ng
Some International gather ing.s or undertakings across columns
two and three. In the fourth column? the more important Soviet
Internal developments,'? and speeches loy leading Soviet offi als
(Including those on the War and world events) are Indicated.
Sources
large variety of sources has been us ed in comp; ling the
data for th; s Chronology. For all parts the Bulletin of Inter-
national News., the Department of :tate Bulletin, the Research
Bulieti n of the Sovi et Uni on (wi th I ts veri ous conti nr.17.774737)-,
A. J. Toynbee, Survey of International Affairs,, and W.
Wheeler-Bennettiments on International Affai Ts, were basi c
references, supplemented as needed from Soviet and other
sources. For the war years in Part II extensive use waS made
of the offi ci al Soviet cornpi lati on on foxi gn re lati cns,
Vneshnya.ya poll tika Sovetskogo Soyliza v period oteche stvennoi
voi ny, Volume i,to 31 December 1943. This was supplemented
for ? 151/1 and 1945 by .chron.ologies Issued in War and the Working
Class and its successor, New Times. Among non-Russian compen-
diums steady use ? was made of Facts on File, the 'issues of the
New York Times, and the ? volumes on Te War (First Year -through
urtl-7Year ) publi shed by Edgar Mcinni s. From -t-Tme to time ?
several other publications and monographs were consulted for
special topi cs , controverSi al items, and dates in dspute.
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Limi. tat on s
In this Chronology . speci al attention was devoted to the
fore; gn relati ons of the Sovi et _Un i on. For the great profusion
of domesti c developments a selective appreabh had to be made.
The cri teri on used generally was the m.pact of a gi ven internal
event upon the outside world.
? Lack of time- and personnel, precluded the preparati on of an
Index for the Chronology. It is hoped that the I ntroductory
words at the beginni ng of most entries wi ll serve as ? a sub-
sti tute, although recognizably nadequate, for an Index.
Despite the care and ti me expended on this Chronology,
the partici pati on of several I ndi IT', duals n the work of com-
p; hit; on and the lack, of time for thorough editing made it -
impossible to achi eve a complete consistency n the ? style of
pre sentati on.
It has been occasionally necessary to I nclude , references
to unveri fi able pre Ss accounts of events affecti ng dplomatic
hi story. ? The words "report" and "allegati-on" have been used to
note thi s condi ti on.
As far as posslble, events are listed under the exact'
date of the i r occurrence. 'Allen thi s could not be establi shed
with certainty, 'the event was entered under the date. of
publ; cati on, thi s di-sti ncti on bei ng made clear whenever
possible.
In all likeli hood there are omiSsi ons and errors in thi s
compi lati on, in spite Of considerable efforts made to achieve
accuracy.- The sUpplyi ng. of emti ssi ons and the. correction of
mistakes would be welcome.
111
? Future Installments
Should the publication of the se two parts of the ,Chrono-
logy reult In ?a signi fi cant extensi en of the considerable use
to whi ch t has already been put in manuScri pt f crm the publication of further parts will be possi ble, coveri ng the period
beginning th 3 September 1945, and based upon a Chronology of
daily events whi ch i s currently being compiled. Th; s Chronology,
revi sed and edited n accordance with the longer perspe-ative
then aVai lable, could subsequently be brought together into a
third Part at an appropr,iate time. In preparation for this,
the compi lers would be glad to receive any suggesti ens. for im-
provement whi ch users of the fi rst two parts may wi 01 to make.
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Part II. us,sR IN THE WAR.
22 June 1941-2. September 1945
DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1941
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
,AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIEI-INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JUNE .
22 German and Rumanian armies invaded Germany, Italy,. Rumania declared war.
Russia at dawn. . on the USSR..
?Nazi planes bombed Kiev, otC.' Slovakia severed diplomatic relations
With the USSR.
Gt, Britain: Prime Minister Churchill's
radio declaration of British policy
in the new situation created by -
Hitler's attack on Russia.
Brest Litovsk captured by Germans._ Poland: SIkorski offered to resume
Leningrad bombed for the first- friendly relations with the USSR.
time, Turkey decided to maintain strict
neutrality In the Soviet-German?
conflict.
Slovakia declared war on the USSR. ?
: 'Kaunas and Vilna captured by
Germans.
Gt. Britain: Eden's speech In Parliament
announced that USSR had accepted the
British offer of aid.
Hungary severed diplomaticrelatIons.
France: U.S. Ambassador Leahy'
called on the USSR Ambassaaor
Bogomolov for the second time since
outbreak of Soviet-German ward
Japan stated she would faithfully
fulfill her treaty obligetiOng'to
both parties In thekSovietGerman
war.
Acting Secretary. Welles stated
State Department's reaction te
the German attack on the USSR:
-"Any rallying of the forces op-
posing HitlerisM will redound
to the benefit of our awn
defense and security."
The Export-Import Bank stepped
-the'issue of credit to Finland.
President Roosevelt announced
that the United States was
going to'give all aid to.
Russia.
Russian credit released.
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Molotov broadcast from Moscow
stating that Germany attacked
Russia.
Supreme Soviet ukazes on martial
law and military tribunals.
Supreme Soviet ukaz on mobili-
zation.
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
25 Soviet planes bombed Helsinki .
' 26 nsk drive begun by Germans.
27
28
AMERICAN-SOVIET . RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Finland announced state of war
Iran notified by USSR that German
agents were preparing for revolt
to put Iran on the side of the Axis..
Iran and Turkey declared neutrality
in Soviet-German conflict.
Denmark severed diplomatic relations
wi th the. USSR.
Hungary declared war on the USSR.
British military mission and Sir
Stafford Cripps arrived in MosCow.
Neutral; ty .Act not to be invoked
by the President against Russia
( Sumner We Ile p )
The Treasury Departthent released
.39 mi. 11_1 on.; dollars in Soviet
? Funs'whiohhad been frozen by.
Ejcecutive Order of June 14.
Ambassador Oumansky received
.assurances from Secretary
Hull that Soviet requests
for aid would be given
favorable consideration.
Albania announced state of war with
the USSR..
China: New Foreign Minister Quo declared'
n Chungking that the "Russo-German
war had greatly clarified the whole
international situation" and stated
Chi nal s readiness to work with her friends.
Japan, Italy: Ambassador TakekaWa in:-
formed V. Molotov of assuming charge
of Italian interests in the USSR.
Supreme Soviet ukazes on changes
In draft law and changes of
?worki ng hour S in industry.
The Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet Issued a decree per-
ng di rectors of industry
to establish oblIgatory overtime -
work. All vacation leaves
were cancelled.
Vice Comm- ssar of Foreign Affairs
Lozovsky declared Nail planes
violated Russian border 324
times before the invasion.
An ukaz Issued to collect all radio,
victrola and television sets for
the duration.
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DATE
1941
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
,AMRICANrSOVIET,RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JUNE
29
Germans reported encircling 2
Soviet armies east of
Bialystok.
30 Germans .captured Lwow (cf. L
July) and Llbau.
JULY
1 Riga taken by Germans.
Lwow evacuated by Russians
(cf. 30 June).
2 "Battle of the Frontier": Germans'
announced the destruction of
Soviet armies in the Bialystok-
Vilna-Minsk triangle.
3
Sweden reporte&to*represent Soviet
interests in Berlin.,
Vichy France severed, diplomatic
relatiens with the USSR.
Free lerench: DeGaulle representative
in London informed Maisky that the
Free French backed the USSR.
Australia: Minister of Foreign Affairs
'stated that an appointment to the
Russian consulate would be welcomed..
Germany: Soviet Embassy staff left
Berlin.
Ambassador Steinhardt conferred
for more than an hour with
the Foreign Commissar V. I.
Molotov.
-Soviet Ambassador Oumansky made
first official appeal for
material aid from. the United
States.
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Acting Patriarch Sergei pledged .
support of the Orthodox Church
to the Nation's war effort.
Stalln named chairman of Soviet
Defense Council.
Leningrad City Soviet decreed
conscription, of all able-bodied
? civillanS for defense work.
State Committee of Defense estab-
lished by the decree of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
Sovnarkom decree on compulsory pre- ,
paredness for anti-aircraft
defense.
State Committee of DefenSe order
on the organization of three
army commands, Northwestern,
Western, and Southwestern.
Lozovsky announced in Moscow that:
the declarations of President
Roosevelt, Col, Knox, and Sumner .
Welles had called forth the .
greatest satisfaction in Russia...
Stalin's radio address ordering.
scorched earth policy and a
system Of guerIlla warfare,.
Supreme Soviet ukaz onwar_taxes..
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DATE
19)41
MILITARY DEVELOPYENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
. AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
JULY .
?4,
5
6
Berezina River crossed by.Germans.j
!.Dnieper River reached by Germans
-. east of Minsk.
.Gt. Britain: Eden in a speech at
Leeds promised full military and .
economic aid to.the .Soviets.
China: Chungking government revealed
MoscOw-radloed,)4,duiT.greetings-
to the United States (cf. 11
July).
U.S, refused to.take over Soviet
representation.In Vichy ,and
French representation in Moscow.
8
Cernauti taken by GerMans
and Rumanians.
Russies assurances of continued
help.
Russian Red Cross and Red Crescent,prote
against German bombings of hospitals...
Afghanistan deolared. neutrality in
German-Soviet conflict.
Poland: Beginning of Soviet-
Polish talks.
Gt. Britain: Oil experts arrived in
MOscoW to.join the British Economic
ssl on.
Soviet military mission headed by Gen.
Golikov arrived in London.
-Sir Stafford Cripps called on Stalin.
st to the International Red Cross
Gt. Britain:. Soviet military mission con-
ferred with Eden, DIT11, and Margesson.
British Ministry of Economic Warfare
announced that Britain had complet-
ed arrangements for 'supplying war
materials to the USSR.
Ambassador OUmansky and Amtorg
officials conferred with
Under-secretary Welles about
supplies.
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Ambassador Steinhardt called on
Molotov, Vyshinsky and Lozovsky.
Lozovsky denied German reports of
the sale of Kamchatka and the
Soviet Far Est to U.S.
Lozovsky announced formation
of a.-"People's Army" number-
ing millions.
"Moscow IS fully prepared
for air raids".
Supreme Soviet ukaz on rumor
mongering. ,
LitVinov broadcast in 4oscow
urging that the British.sheuld
make certain that "Hitler
should not have a moment's
respite while Russia is bear-
ing the brunt of the struggle."
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DATE
1941
MILITARY DEVELOPPENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELITTIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
10
11 Vitebsk captured by Germans.
12 ? "Stalin Line" claimed broken
by Germans (cf. 8 .August).
13
14 Novograd Volynsk captured by '
Germans.
Finland: Gen. Mannerheim stated war..
aim to conquer all Karelia.
Finland published Blue-White Book
on Soviet-Finnish relations. ,
Gt. Britain: Sir Stafford Cripps
.had a second conference with
Stalin.
British-Russian mutual assistance
agreement signed in Moscow,
Japan: Soviet Ambassador Smetanin
called on Yosuke Matsuoka,
Ambassador Oumansky called on
Presiden?"Rbosevelt.
Sumner Welles,dened Japanese
reports of American attempts
to secure bases in Siberia.
President Roosevelt replied to
President Kalinin't Independ-
ence- Day greetings,. stating
that the American?people."are
bound with strong ties of
historic friendship to the
Russian people".
Germany: Berlin announced exchange:of-
Soviet and German missions but stated
50 Russians were still held pending
return of several German. . SovietH
Union denied German request for recog-
nition of several hospital ships on -
the Baltic.
.Marshals Voroshilov,
'Timoshenko, and Budenny
placed in command of the
Leningrad, Moscow, and
Kiev fronts.
Lozovsky expressed hope that
occupation of ?Iceland was
not an isolated step but one
of-a series of blowb at Hitler.
Vice Foreign Commissar
Lozovsky stated that the
: Russo-British pact Mnde the
U.S.. a partner of Russia.
Ambassador Oumansky's third -
. ,meeting with Undersecretary
1Welles since the outbreak.: of ?
war. The publication of Soviet.
Embassy news bulletin announced.
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DATE
? 1941
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS_
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
15
16 .Smolensk capture claimed by
Germans (..cf. AugUst).
Tallinn captured by,Germans
(cf. 2 September).
Kishinev captured.
Kiev Capture (wrongly) claimed
by Germans.
?End Of the 26-day "Battle of the
Frontier" (cf. 22 June) and be-
? ginning of the 2i month
? "Battle of Smolensk" (cf. 1
October).
?Gt. . Britain: Prime Minister Churchilr
?stated the USSR a British "ally"
711nder-pact.
Rumania: Vice Premier announced sepa-
rate administration of Bessarabia'
pending removal of last traces of
Bolshevism.
Czechoslovakia and Poland: Lozovsky
announced that Russia "favors in
principle" the restoration of full
liberty to the two countries.,;
Czechoslovakia: Soviet Embassy in
London announced accord with Czecho-
sloArakia-regarding exchange of diplo-
matic representatives and "common
-struggle against Hitlerite Germany".
The junior personnel of the
. U.S.. Embassy lh Moscow moved
to Kazan (Cf. 9 September).
Rationing of foodstuffs ord-?
ered by Moscow Soviet.
Ambassador Mai sky stated In
London that that should Moscow
fall, Russia would fight on
from beyond the Urals.
Supreme. Soviet ukaz on the or-
ganizatien of organs of poll.-
tical propaganda and Intro-
duction of the institution .of
military'commissars,in the. Red
Army.
Rationing extended to Leningrad.
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DATE.
19/4
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERKL 'FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS'
JULY
18
Czech-Russian agreement for mutuaLaid
and support signed,in London. Pre-
vision for the formation of CzeCh
military units .on Soviet soil In-
cluded.
Japan protested Russia's establishing
'danger zones" in the Pacific.
Ambassador Smotanin visited the
Japanese Foreign Office.
YugcslaVia: Gavrilovich arriVed in Moscow
to resume post as Minister (cf. 25
March).
Supreme Soviet ukazesap
pointed Stalin as Defense
Commissar In place Of Marshal
Iran: Gt. Britain and the USSR made Timoshenko,. and appointing..
representations to the Iranian Marshal TigIOShenko'ViCd-De
government demanding suppression of fense COmmissar. -
-German agents.
20
Dniester crossed by Germans.
Supreme Soviet ukaz combining
Commissariats of Home Affair's
and National Security into the
"United NKVD" underj.,. Beria.
21
Smolensk sector: Germans an-
. Stalin announced-as Commander-
nounced trapping two
.n-Chief of the Rea Army.
Russian armies.
Lozovsky made :public captured
22
-German military documents
indicating plans for chemical?
warfare.,
Supreme Soviet ukaz instituting
war corimissars in the Red Navy.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1941
GENERAL ,FOREIGN RELATIONS-
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
8OVIET -INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
23
4 Murmansk: Offensive begun
by Russians.
27 Smolensk sector: Vice Commissar
Lozovsky announced that the
-Russians were "winning the battle
of-Smolensk" (cf. 17 July; .
1 October).
.28
Gt. Britain: ,Gen. Golikov returned
to London after trip to Moscow. .
Turkey: Lozovsky announced that Turkish
government was being informed concern-
ing captured German documents indicat-
ing planned surprise attack on Turkey.
Gt. Britain: Exchange of letters between
Stalin and Churchill reported in London
asked for additional aid including
other action than air raids, Churchill
replying that extent of British aid
depended on American aid to Britain.
Gt. Britain reported to have protested
to Iranian government on Germans
there (cf. 31 July).
Bulgaria: Vyshinsky denied Bulgarian
claims of Soviet parachute landings.
Sweden asked by Soviet government'
to intervene with Finland to per-
mit departure of Russian 'diplomats.
Turkey: Ankara reported that Stalin
had disclaimed designs on Dardan-
elles in a letter to Ismet Inba.
Finland:-Lozoky Stated Finn6c:reated
difficulties in exchange of diplotats.
Soviet military mission headed
by General Golikov arrived in.
Washington and conferred with
Underecretari relies and
General Marshall.
Harry L. Hopkins declared in
London that the U.S. was de-
termined to give all possible
ad ? to the USSR.
Soviet military mission conferred
with Dean Acheson.
Welles revealed mission's purpose
as coordination and placing of
orders for military supplies.
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DATE
1941
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
. .
-AMERICAN7S0VIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
-JULY
29
AUGUST
2
Poland: Premier Si kor ski stated 1n
London that the Poll sh nation would ?
not hesitate' to come to an agree-
ment of collaborati on 7v1 th Russia-
' on honorable, just terms.
? Poland-: Russo-Poll sh agreement for coopera-
tion, ending the state of war between
the two countrie s sped in London.- .Pro
si ons included formation of Poll_ sh army
on. Soy.' et soil and amnesty to Poll sh
nati Onals
Germany.: DNB announced the establishment'
of Gorman ci vi 1 adMini strati On in
"Ostland" (area south of DVina).
Iran' 8 reply on Germans reported "
-unsatisfactory to 13/.1 tain (cf.
27 July).
Harry L. Hopkins Conferred with
Stalin ? n the presence of
Ambassador Ste 1 nhardt and
Molotov .on 1 ncreasing U.S.
d to ?Russi. a.
SoViet m1tary mi ssi on and Marshal Budenny .ssued a man!! -
? Ambassador Oumansky saw festo urgi ng Ukrnn ans to
Presi dent Roosevelt. joi n the gueri 116 bands.
Lozovsky stated that the
vsitsdemonstrated U.S.
deferral nation to aid
nati one struggling agal nst
Fascism.
Commercial agr.eement of 6 August
. 1937, renewed by identical -
notes betwoen the Acting Secre-
tary Sumner Welles and the
A.mba s sad or Ouman sky.
All economi c assistance practi cable
pledged by the U.S. to the USSR
n a second exchange of notes in
Washngton.
Harry L. .Hopkins left Moscow.
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DATE . MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1924
. GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
--SOVIET -INTERNAL AFFAIRS
-AUGUST
- 3'
4 Approximate beginning of
the "Ukrainian Campaign"
(cf. 22 November).
5 Kholm and Belaya Tserkov captured
by Germans.
Approximate beginning of the.
Leningrad offensives by Germans
- (cf. 15 November).
.Poland: Izvestia objected to a,state-
ment by General Sikorski that the
1939 boundaries, Of Polish state..
could
- could not be questioned.
China.: Chungking reported SOT-let
pilots, planes, artillery, gaso-
-'" 15 ne and muni tions en route. to
Chi na. -
Japnnt. Lozovsky denied reports of
Soviet-Japanese:border tension
and of alleged Soviet-Chinese con7
ference. in Chita (cf.' 27, August).
Soviet Ambassador Smetanin confer-
ed with the JapaneSe Foreign Minis-
ter Toyoda.
Greece, Norway.: Diplomatic relations
? established by the USSR with the
governments'in exile of Norway and
Greece in London.
Turkey Ankara reported assurance by
British Ambassador that no agree-
? ment would be entered into With
USSR on postwar spheres of influence
wh oh weill4 infringe on Turkish
interests.
Renewal Of commercial agreement
. (2 August) ratified by the
Sovnarkom.
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DATE
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS?
GENERAL FOREIGN RELLTIONS'
AVERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
1941
AUGUST
6
Leningrad front: Ostrov, Porkhov
German note to Iran threatening rup-
Presidential proclamation of
Pskov taken by Germans.
ture.of. diplomatic relations if
Commercial.lgreement of
British .and Soviet fleets reported
Germans are expelled.
2 August.,,..?
in contactin/Torthern waters
Poland: General .Anders appointed .
Treasury Department unfroze
operating jointly against
Commander ofsa PoliSh army to be
Soviet orders pending at
Germany..
rd ed in, Russia; GeneralSyzysZko-
' the outbreak of war.
Bohusz named Chief of Polish Mili-
7
8 Ukraine front: Korosten taken
by Germans. ?
Berlin bombed for the first
time by Soviet I,Tr Force.
Soviet summary of six weeks of
war denied existence of "Stalin
line" (cf. 12 July), claimed
German losses of 14500,000
against Soviet losses of
600,000.
9 Lozovsky revealed Soviet plans.
for extensive clr raids on
Germany.
tary Mission in 4scaw..,
Czechoslovakia: General.Blaha organ-
izing Czechoslovakian units In
moscow.
Belgium: Diplomatic 'relations with the
-USSR resumed in London.,
Turkey., Gt. 'Britain: Tess denied re-
ports of Soviet-British treaty pro-
viding for. recognition of Russian .
,claims for control of Dardanelles and
the Bosphorus.
.Japan ordered its civilians. to evacu-
ate wide strip on ManchUkuo border.
Japan: DoMel denied rumors of changes
in Soviet-japanese relations follow-
ing the COnclUsion of the neutrality
? pact (13- April).
Japan: 'Moscow and Tokyo denied reports .
of border clashes and Japanese demands
on Russia.
SOVIET INTERNAL?AFFAIRS
Secretary Ickes' revealed first
shipment of gasoline to Russia
'
a week ago'..
Lozovsky denied .rumors of Soviet
promises of Pacific bases to
U.S.
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AUGUST
10'
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS.
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS.
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Beginning of "Battle for the
approaches to Leningrad"
(cf. 8 September). ?
Turkey, Gt. Britain: Britaii and the
USSR made formal statements of
attitude toward Turkey, denying
aggressive intenti ons.
11
Odessa: German drive announced
Trani Ankara reported Stalin' s iniarning
Conference of 13 Slav nation-
(cf. 19 August, 16 October).
to Iran to expel German agents.
alities nidosc ow.
Polish social welfare miSsion going
to Moscow to aid former prisoners.
12
Black Sea east of Odessa reached
by Germans.
Turkey, Gt. Britain: Briti sh-Rus si an -
declaration of aid to Turkey if
attacked' by a European- power; Russian
reassertion of the Montreux ,conven-
tion regarding the Dardanelles and
promise to respect' Turkish integrity.
13
Czechoslovakia: Minister to USSR,
Zdenek Fierlinger, arrived In
Moscow.
Krivoy Rog mining area occupied
by Germans (cf. 18 August).
Odessa and Nikolayev (cf. 18
August) reported surrounded.
Loss of Pervomaisk and Kirovgrad
announced by Russ i ans.
Smolensk evacuated by Russians
(cf. 16, 17 July).
Poland: General amrie sty for all
Polish war prisoners annOunced
(cf. 30 July).
Turkey refused an Italian war
vessel passage into Black, Sea.
Poland: Military agreement rea ohe d*
between Polish and Soviet *High
Command.
? '
rst. U.S. tanker sai led to -
Russia from Los, Angeles.
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS'
AUGUST
15
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS ilERIcAN-SOVIET RELLTIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Smolensk front: Germans reported
forced to abandon frontal at-
tack on Moscow after 30-day
battle costing hundreds of
thousands of Casualties.
16 Sortavala on Lake Ladoga
occupied by Finns.
17 Nikolayev captured by Germans
(cf. 18 August).
_18 Leningrad front: Kingisepp
evacuated by Russians
(of, 21,August).
Krtvoy Rog (cf. 1),August) and,
Nikolayev kcf. 31.4. 17 August)
reported evacuated.
Moscow Conference: A joint message from President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill to the President of Sovnarkom Stalin urged a conference
in Moscow on the "apportionment of our joint resources" In order to
bring about the defect of Hitlerism (cf. 16 August, 29 September).
Japan, Mongolian Republic: Joint com-
mission to fix Mongol People's
Republic -- Manchukuo frontier com-
pleted work. "
Turkey permitted Italian naval tanker
?
tp pass through Dardanelles for
oil (2d exception to treaty regula-
tions).
Moscow Conference: Premier Stalin asked U.S., British"Ambessadors to convey
, his gratitude. Promised to take measures to hasten the conference (cf. '
15 August, 29 September).
Bulgaria: Soviet Ambassador rejected
protest against alleged bombing.
Gt. Britain: BritOsh-Russian commer-
cia)_ treaty signed In Moscow.
Iran, Gt. Britain:.,Joint British-
hussian warning to'Iran to oust
Germans.'
Polish Ambassador to Washington
visited Soviet Embassy, re-
establishing diplomatic contact.
Undersecretary Welles conferred with Finnish Minister
that Russia was prepared to make peace on the basis
sation to Finland (cf. 3., 6 November).
Qumansky and
conferred
Frocope informing him
of territorial compen
4qiI(Zdg9.(EPMulo-ird
supp y pro lems.
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19141
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS'
.GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELLTIONS
-SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AUGUST
19
20
Odessa push begun by Germans.
Ukraine west of the Dnieper
declared occupled,by Germans.
21 Kherson captured by. Germans.
Leningrad -front: Kingisepp
(cf. 18 August), Narva,.. and
Novgorod (cf. 25 August)
claimed captured by., Germans;
ri,ng around LAIngrad closed.
Gomel reported evacuated by RUsslans.
22 N1kopol reported evacuated by
Russians..
Poland: General- Anders reported USSR
loyally and painstakingly execut-
ing provislons of Soviet-Polish .
milit?rY convention (cf. 30 July).
Japan,'Mongolian Republic: Boundary
-,,reement on the Manchoukuo-
:?,
Mongollan,frontie'r drafted In
Harbin.
. ;
Edward C.:Carter announced a
. million dollar drive to
provide medlcal aid to USSR.
Marshal Veroshilov appealed
to .the people'of Leningrad .
urging defense at all costs.T
- Dneprostroy reported destroyed
by Marshal Budennyts orders
(cf. 28 August).,
Alaska Delegate to Congress
Dimond proposed that .U.S. ask-
' USSR for military and naval
? rights in Soviet -North
-Pacific Islands. ?
SecretaTy Hull announced that Russia
had -'eon granted a general license
to buy chemicals, rubber, metals,
etc.
Soviet dissatisfaction with quantity
of aid received reported in
Wv.shington and London.
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.1941
'MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN 'RELATIONS
' 'AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL' AFFAIRS
? AUGUST
23-- Viborg encircled by. Finns
(cf. 30 August).
24 Cherkassy captured by Germans.
25 Novgorod evacuated by Russians.
Chilet-RepreSentatives of SoVi? com-
mercial organizations reported in
Chile. Chilean government reported
consldering the re-establishment of
commercial relations with the USSR.
Japani Foreign Minister Toyoda made,
representations to Ambassador
Smetanin concerning the transport of
militarTmaterial from the U.S. to
Vladivostok.
Turkey, Ir-n: Turkey informed Britain
and Russia of intention to remain
neutral regarding Iran, nfter.rejec-
tion by Iran of mediation offer.
Irani USSR note to the Iranian govern-
ment on securing the Soviet rights
under the Soviet Iranian treaty of
1921.
Iran invaded by Russian and British
troops.
Japan. Molotov warned Japan against
Interfering with lend-lease ship-
ments (cf. 23 August).
Australia: Britain, Australi-,, and
USSR reported discussing use of
Soviet ships to assist in shipping
from Australia to Britain.
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Marshal VoroshiloV'S order of
the day stated.. that the enemy
was nearing Leningrad, urged
defense at all costs.
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAk FOREIGN RET,AT IONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AUGUST
26
Dnepropetrovsk 'captured by
.Germanb (cf. 28 August) -
Iran: Tabriz occupied -by Russian
troops.
China: Tass denied that Soviet-Chinese
meetings at Chita discussed matters
beyond final stabilization or the -
' Manchurian border (cf. 5 August).
1 ??
27
Zaporozhe (Ukraine) and Velikle
Luk. (Leningrad -front) occu-
pied by Germans.
Moscow-Leningrad?railway cut.
Secretary Hull asserted U.S. would Armenia: Pravda reported German
insist .Upon freedom of seas. in promise to erect greater
Pacific, in reply to request for Armenian state out of Armenian
statement of position on Japanese SSR and Armeniansections of
protests regarding war shipments Turkey and Iran.
through Vladivostok.
28
,
Tallinn captured by Germans
Iranian conflict te'rMinated as a
Lozovsky announced destruction
(cf. 16 July).
.
new Iranian government formed.'
of Dnieper Dam (cf. 20 August
Evacuation of Dnepropetrovsk
announced -(cf. 26 August).
Finnish ra ltary attache at ffas hi ngt on
stated his country was only fighting
to regain ,lost territories.
29
W. A. Harriman announced by President
Roosevelt as th3head of the U.S.
Mission to the three power confer-
ence in Moscow (cf. 3, 26 September).
? 30 Viborg captured by Finns
(cf. 23 August).
31
- Soviet mission to purchase aircraft
,arrived at Nome frommosecw.
?
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DATE
19/41
111. LI TARY DEVELOPMENTS
. GENERAL _FOREIGN RE LATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELAT I ONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER
Konevi s counter-attack in the
Smolensk-Gomel sect- on.
Krasnoye Selo reached by Germans
(20 miles southwest of Leningrad)..
Briti sh Trade Uni on Congress voted-
organi zati on of Anglo-Ru ss an
Tallinn evacuation announced by
Trade Union Council.
Russi ans (cf. 16 July).
Finland: Lozovsky denied reports of
peace negotiati ons with Finland.
3
Smolensk counter-attack continued.
Gt. Britain: Ambassador Cripps said
Md and Supply Miss; on to Moscow:
Supreme Military. Sovi et of
letter to Izvestiya Soviet resistance
General Burns, General Brett,
Admi ral Standley and Wi lliam L.
Ball appointed (cf. 29 August-,
28 September).
headed by Voroshi loy and
Zhdanov to rule Leningrad.
had saved Britain and U.S., and
assured USSR of all possible aid.
Gt. Britain: Lord Beaverbrook to head
Brit; sh Hi ssi on to Moscow.
Fi rot U.S. gasoline reached
Germany: Berlin dsc1aimed any obli gati ons
under lnteriationa1 law to feed the
populati on of occupied Soviet areas.
VladiVOstok.
Leningrad encirclement claimed by
Poland: Ambassador Kot arrived in
5
Germans.
Len4 ngrad under German arti llery
fire.
Nose ow.,
6
Gt. Britain: Sir Kingsley Wood stated
that no monetary limit would be
placed on credits to Russia,
Sovi et Air Msid?" conferred with
Bri gad; er General Brooks.
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19141
SEPTEMBER.?
7
GENERAL FOREIGN RELklIONS.
AMEIRICAN?SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL.AFFAIRS.
8 Yelnya battle (26 days) concluded
with-German rout.
.Schluesselburg captUred by Germans:.
? end of the "Battle for the ap-
proaches to Leningrad" (of.
19 January 19)01).
9 Russians continued Smolensk of-
fensive.
First assault of Leningrad begun
by Germans.
10
Gt. Britain":-
between the Bank of Engltnd and
. the State Bank of the Soviet Union
regulating the mode of payment and
exchange signed in Moscow.
Iran: Tass.denied German rumors that.
local soviets were set up'by the -
soviet armies of occupation in Tran.
Iran agreed to the terms of occupation.
Iran; Gt. Britairii British-oviet
agreement with Iran, pertaining to
seizure. of communications, closing
of Axis legations, and occupation
of border areas. ?
Bulgaria accused of planning to at-
tack Russia in Molotov's representa-
tion to Bulgarian Minister.
Turkey rejected German demand that
Italian fleet be permittedto pass
- through Dardanlles.
U.S. Embasy junior personnel
returned to Moscow from
'Kazan (cf. 17 July).
Soviet flier, General Gromov
arri ved i n We. shi ngt on wi th
mission for technical talks.
- Volga Germans exiled by decree
of President Kalinin.
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DATE
.1941
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS -
?GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN--SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER
11 German assault on Leningrad
stopped (cf. 9 September)
12 Cherni gov abandoned by Russi ans.
13 Russian -counter,offensi ve near
"? Bryansk.-
Kremenchug abandoned by Russians?
Germans 15 miles from Leningrad.
RAF wing arrived In Russia.
Germans advanced to Perekop
threatening Crimea; begah
enci rclement of Kiev.
16 German bridgeheads- established
across the lower Dnieper.
Germans reported routing .9
Russian di vi sons south of
Lake Ilmen.
. .
Iran, Gt. Britain:: Briti"sh and Russian
diplomats protebted press attacks in
-"Iran*:
Finnish White Book accusing Russia of
aggression released in Washington.
Iran surrendered more Nazis in Tehran.?
Gt. Britain: Beaverbrook announced. that
all tanks made in Britain dUring the
week were to be sent to. Russia.
.Appoinl,ment of Beaverbrook as head of
English economic ml ssi on to. USSR.
Bulgarian..M1 ster n Mo s3 ow rejected
Russian protest (oil'. 10 September).
Iran: Reza . Shah abdicated.
Oumansky Called on President
RcroSevelt .and Secretary Hull
on aid. -
President Roosevelt co nferred
with Harriman mission on aid
allocati. one
.American Red Cross-Mission
'headed by Allen Wardwell.to
accompany Harriman mission.
Oumansky end Soviet air missl on
called. on President Roosevelt*
? Oumansky flew to London from
? Cane.da:
Harriman tn route to Russia con,-
ferred
with Churchill. ?
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Tass reported German sinking of
hospital ship "Sibir"?
Lozovsky hal led President
Roosevelt' s speech of 11
September as serious blow to
German ambi t ons.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS ?
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER
17 Kiev encircled; drive into Crimea
begun by Germans. Svirstroy
captured by Finns.
18 Crimea cutoff from ,the Russian
mainland. Large Russian force
claimed encircled east of
'Smolensk. f
19 Kiev and Poltava taken by Germant4 1
(cf. 21 September).
20 German drive towards Kharkov
reported.
21 Sea of Azov reached by Germans.
Osel Island off Estonia taken.
Kiev: Loss conceded by Reds
(cf. 19 September).
22 Second assault on Leningrad begun.
Iran: Russian and British troops entered
Teheran.
Bulgarian governmett' rejected Soviet
protests against the massing of Axis
warshi ps in Bulgarian harbors.
?
Japan protested the .si nking of a Korean
vessel by Russian mine.
Cze8hog1ovak.iat Soviet Ambassador
? Bogomolov presented credentials to
? Dr. Benles.
Bulgaria protested the landing of
Russi an .pc.?,rachuti sts in southern
Dobrudja 14 September.
Hitler reported to demand that BuIgari a ,
enter the war or be occupied.- ?
' Iran:. Mohammed Shah Pahlevi declarati on
predging the closest cooperation with
Russia,
Gt. Britain: Ambassador..Ma.i sky appealed
to British workers for more tanks,
Russian Delegati on (Molotov,
Voroshilov, Mikoyan) named to
confer v,ri.th the Harri man Mi se on
Defense. .Suppl les Cprporati on conr*.
tr acted wi th AMtorg? for the
purchase Of ,100,0Q0,000 worth of
manganese, etc. from the SoViet
Uni on.
Secretary Hull promised greater
and swifter al d to Russia.
Harri man stated in London that
American and Bri ti s h. ml.ssi_ ons
had agreed on Immediate Materi-
al ai,d to. Russia.
Senator George stated in Washing-
ton ;it *would be a fatal mi stake
por Congress to bar Russia from
lend-lease.
Harriman mission landed in Russia.
State Committee of Defense order
on the universal compulsory
mi 11 tary trai ng ?of the USSR
citi zens.
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
- GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
IC AN -S OVIE T REL.12.T1 ONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER
23 AssaUlt on Leningrad stopped.
Leningrad radio reported the
enemy at the gates, broadcast
appeal to every citizen to help -
In defense*
25 German attacic on Crimea begun in
force. .
Germans announced the .capture of ,
574,000 Russians east of
German paratroopers landed in
Yevpatoria and Feodosiya.
Germans reported ending big
battle near Kiev*
Bulgarian protest rejected - Cf.-19 .-" -Stettinus,.apked fer.rio restric-
September>.: ,tions on aid to, the Soviet
Union.
. .
Inter-Allied Conference ,in London, 2nd meeting: Russian and other delega-
tiorp..pledged adherence to the "Atlantic gharter"-(Cf. 11 June 1942).
Bulgarian Ministei of Interior 'denied
that Bulgaria intended to enter the
war against Russia.
Free French: Soviet Government recognized
the national committee of (It ?
Free French movement as the official
representative of France. Exchange of
letters was effected on the following.
day in London., between Ambassador-Maisky
and Gen. de Gaulle. ,
Iranian envoys recalled from Germanytaly
. and Rumania.
Finland warned by the British Foreign
Office that 1,t would be treated as a
member of the Axis unless it.stopped
invading purely Russian territory..
..Czechoslovakia: Military agreement between -
the supreme commands of the: USSR and -
'Czechoslovakia' signed in Moscow.
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German -Volga Republic (ASSR)
formally abolished by the
Supreme 'Soviet.
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GENERAL. FOREIGN RELATIONS APE RI CAN SOVIET RELATIONS- ? -.S_OVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER
28 Russian attempts to relieve
Leningrad repulsed*
29
30 Poltava evacuated by Russians
(cf. 19 September. -
Lczovskyt s statement minimizi ng
loss of ? Kiev, announcing
counter-attack in Leni ngrad.
OC T 0,BER
1
Crimea: First defense line on
Perekop Isthmus broken by
Germans.
Petr ozavodsk capture claimed
by Finns.
."Battle of Moscow" (cf. 6, 6
December): beginning of the
first phase, the 17-day battle
of Bryansk and VA.zma (cf. 18
December).
Hitler/ s order of the -day: "Today
begins the last great decisive
battle of this year".
Russian counter-attacks at Lenin-
grad and Odessa reported.
? Gt. 13ri tal n: Lord .Beaverbrook received
by Stalin ip the Kremlin.
Harriman and staff recei ved by
Stall ri in the Kre.mlin on
arrival in Moscow,
-Power econemic conference begun in Moscow
Poland: Letter fr"ot.Polish Ambassador
Clechanow'Ski to ? SeCretary. Hull advising
that the Soviet government "'is"loye.11y
fulfilling all Its engagements," :includ-
ing that of allowing religious a'ctvtie&
Poland : Anders reported the organ!! zatioh
of three Polish di vi sions in RuSsia?
Czech-Russian mi litary pact si gned in
London.
(cf. 1 Oct ober )?
End of Tri-Power conferenoe In Moscow cf. 29 September 4, Colic ng
addresses by Harr; man end ?Molotov.
Be zbozhni k (athei st newspaper)
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MILITARY DEVELopyENTS_
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
al:ERIC AN -S OVIET -RELATI_O.NS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
OCTOBER
-3 Hitler's speech' reported .gigantic
operation for the past L1.8 hours;
stated "Russia s already broken
and wi 11 never rise again".
Orel claimed by Germans (cf.. 8 ?
October).
Crimea: Russ an counter-offensi ye.
Moscow: Two-Tronged drive begun by
Germans.
6
7 Central front: Beg; nni ng of a
major German offensive.
Mariupol reported taken by
Germans (cf. 1)4 Oct ober )?
8 Orel evacuated by. Russians
(cf. 3 October). ?
Finns rejected Briti sh note of warning
(cf. 27 September ), made claims to
to terri tory beyond old borders.
Iran: Tass dent ed that the Soviet Union .
i.nsted on t1 annexation of north--
western Iran to Soviet Armenia and
the t Gen. Waxen had appr oved this
demand-.
Secretary Hull conversed with
FiniilhMnister Pr oc ope
(cf. 7 November); warned that
that U.S. ?was prepared to spend
75 bi 111 on dollars in suppress-Ing
Hi tier.
. ?SeCretery Hull indatedhis
?
support of the British note.
- ? to Finland (cf. 27 September).
-
Text of President Roosevelt's
letter to Stalin released by
the White House.
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LQZ ov sky cited consti tuti onal
provis ons concerning free-
dom of religion.
Anti re li gi (Atheist pub -
11 cati on) ,suspended by
author itie s.
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DATE - MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS'
19)41
GENERAL ?FOREIGN RELATI-ONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET I TERNAL AFFAIRS
OCTOBER
-9_ Vyazme..:Bryansk sector: 60-70
Russian divisions claimed.
trapped by Germans.
Otto Dietri ch announced the:
collapse of Soviet mi tary
resi stancel "The ml litary
dee; sion has already. fallen.
:The rest dfthop'?tions !r11
take the course It. wish them
to. For ?-- 1 mi tary pur- ?
. poses Sovl et Russ; a .1 s done
? with."
10 Russian retreat begun in Bryansk
sector. Claims of encirclement
(cf. 9 October) deni ed.
11 Germans wi thi n 100 miles ?of
Moscow.
Germans completed "The battle
of the Sea of Azov".
12 Bryansk evacuated.
Bri taint Lord, Beaverbrookt s
announcement of the British
posi ti on ? on aid.ng Russia: "We
do-not ask to put them on a ?
bas-is of payMent".
Afghanistan: USSR Ambassador Mikhail ov
made represente.,ti ons concerning
Gorman and Italian anti -Soviet
activities (cf. 19 October).
Lend-Lease bill passed in the
House; amendment to bar Ruse, a
rejected.
Government 'announced that all
women and children not
engaged n war industries
would be removed. from Moscow.
"Re,d Star" urged second front.
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'DATE
1941
? MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
:GENERAL _FOREIGN RELATIONS
ALER IC AN7SOVIE T RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
OCTOBER
13 Nyazma evacuated.
Drive towards Rzhev discloied by
Germans.
14 Germans at Mozhalsk, 60 miles from
.Moscow. ?
Russians announced the fall of,
Mariupol (cf. 7 October).- .
Russians evacuated Kalitin,_reported
Nazi break through in Mozhalik
sector. High water mark in the
"Battle of Moscow".
16 Odessa captured :by Germans. and
'Rumanians after a 2 months.
? siege (cf. 19 August).
17 German drive towards Ryazan
southeast of Moscow reported.
Gt. Britain: Labor delegation headed
-by Sir Walter Citrine to consult
with Soviet Trade Union leaders
reported In Moscow.
Gt. Britain: Churchill opposed to a
debate in the House of Commons on
British assistance to Russia.
Japan, Mongolian Republic': Manchukuo-
- ,Mongollan frontier in BornNor'region
fixed' in a conference at Harbin
attended by Russian and Japanese
representatives.
President Roosevelt announced, -
speeding aid to Russia.
Harriman broadcast from London
claiming.Russian morale is
:high.
_
President Roosevelt announced
lend-lease figures.
Secretary 'Hull stated Ambassador
Steinhardt to.remain in Moscow
to handle supiAles.
.American.Embassy. in Moscow
announced offici.ally removal
of staff to the new secret
Scvlet Capital (cf.. 20 October).
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Proclamation iSsued in Moscow
urging fight to the, last
breath.: Barricades being
? erected'.
Foreign embassies began evacuat-
ing Moscow.
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL 'FOREIGN RPLATIONS
- AVERIOAN-SOVIET RELATIONS*
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
OCTOBER
.18 Germans (wrongly)- claimed winning
:the 17-day battle of Bryensk
? and Vyazma, destroying 8 Soviet
armies.
Beginning of "battle of the Crimea"
.(cf. 29..October).
19 "Battle of Mbscow":?
Germans attacking et Mozhaisk
and Maloyaroslavets..
Taganrog captured,. by Germans..
?
20 "Battle of Moscow".:. German
advance generally stopped..
-Stalino?OkraineYand-Dagoe.
Island'Ustonia) claimed by
Germans.
22 Russian counterattacks at Kalinin
and Hozhaisk reported; "Battle
of Moscow:" front generally ?
- stabilized. ?
Taganrog admitted lost (Cf. 19
October).
Rumania: Odessa incorporated in Rumania.
Afghanistan2 Germans and Italian nation-
als deported in compliance with the.
Soviet demand (cf.-11 October).
Iran, Gt. Britain: British-Soviet-
IranIan alliance
piaCed beftre the British Parlia-
ment. -
U.S. Ambassador. arrived An
KuibyShev (of.. 17 October).
Stabilization:fund credits
extended to Russia.
??
U.S. Mari-rime CommissiOn
decided to discontinue ship-
ments to the USSR by way of
Pacific.
State Committee of Defense rulines
proclaiming state of siege In
Moscow..,
Kulbyshev?set up as temporary
capital of the USSR.
-State-of-siege declared in
? Moscow.
Stalin reported commanding the
troops in the field. ?
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MILITIRY DEVELOPMENTS
,
GENERAL FOREIGN ?IILLTIONS
? AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
OCTOBER
23
Kharkov and Belgorod reported
captured by Germans.
German drive to Rostov at
Makeyevka 70 niiles north-
west of Rostov.
New Nazi offensi ve agai nst,
Moscow begun.
German drive on Rostov continued.
Stalinb (Ukraine) reported evacua-
ted by Russians (cf. 21 October).,
27 Russian counter-attack south of
Moscow reported.
Japan: Soviet -Japanese korder clash
reported. Japan denied the incldent.
China: Soviet Embas sy n Washi ngton
stated that Russia had informed
Chungking of inability to continue
war shipments. to China.
Gt. Britain: .Sbvi et communique revealed ?
_ that agreement ht...d been reached In ?
? determ7.ning the principal object; ves
of the Anglo-Soviet Trade Union Com,7.
rrilttee during the first session of.
the Committee, 13-15 October...
japan: So-Vie t-Japanese border clash
reported by Tass but denied by
Japan..
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Delayed dispatches from
Kulbyshe-v- reporting that
Zhukov replaced Timoshenko
on central front, and Timo-
shenko replaced Budenny on
s out her n front.
Marshals Voroshilov and,Budenny :-
transferred to the Interior
to train new armies (cf. 22
December).
Pravda .called, upon the people of'
Moscow to convert every house'
and street Into a stronghold*
General' Zhukov i'-ssued .'"Not a ;
step ba ck' order Mose ow.
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DATE
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
ATERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
_SOVIET INURNAL JF IRS
-OCTOBER
, 28 Russian ,counter-attack at Mozha; sk
south of Moscow.
New German drive at Volpkolamsk
northwest of Moscow ('cf. 1
? November).
Germans entered Kramatersk.
29 Germans Invaded
October).
,Tula -declared in a state of siege
(cf. 31 October, 23 December).
Russi_ans admi tted loenk Kharkov,
reported successful evacuation
of plants (cf., 24 October).
Crimea (cf. 18
Germans repuleed at Tula, but
- *
Approach7ng Serpukhov.
-
31 Tula besieged by Germans.
? German s -alai med f i nal capture
of Kalinin (cf. 15 October).
President Roosevelt in a, letter
to Stalin pledged .1,000_000,-
000 3n lend-lease aid to
Russia (cfl ,4 November).
Greece: ktbassador Plpinells
accredited In Moscow..
Marshal Shaposhn1kov succeeded
General Zhukov'as Chief of
. ,
Staff.,
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-19/4
GENER.AL FOREIGN .RELATIONS
MRI CAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER .
I ficsc ow front: German break through
.follcwing a four-day battle. ?
Len i ngrad front: Germans break'
through-at-the -Volkhov River.
Crimea:. SimferOpol.rePorted taken
by. Germans. fr
2 Drive on Sevastopol begun ? (Cf. 2 -
Jul Sr 19) IP) .
Begnnng of battle at Maloyaroi-,
slavets (cf. 15-November).?
Russi an forces in 'Crimea split.
Kursk reported taken by Germans.
Crimea: Feodosiya reported taken by
Germans.
Kolvi sto Islands in the Gulf of
Finland occupied. by Finns.
Finn attacks on Murmansk reported.
5 Germans reported on the Black -Sea
Coast between Yalta and Feodosiya.
Russian troops mit nto three
segments.
Latest offensi ve against Moscow
reported broken.
Ryti -denied presence_ of
-German troops -on Murmansk front.
Fnlmd: Germans and Italians denounced
U.S. note to Finland (cf. 3 November)
Turkey: -President Inonu reiterated
Turkish neutrality.
President Roosevelt and Prime
nister King of Canada con-!
ferred on aid to Russia.
. Secretary- Hull at press con-
ference worned Finland to halt
Its ?invr.si on of Russia and with-
draw troops - from Russian soil,
revealed U.S. attempt to mediate
(cf. 18 August).
Marshal Stalin accepted President
Roosevelt's pledge of ;,1,000,000-
000 in lend-lerse aid Vo Russia
(cf. 30 October).
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DATE
1941.
MILITAI-C1 DEVELOPMENTS
? g.ENERLL FOREIGN- RE UT IONS.
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTER NAL AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER
6 Russian. counter-attacks at Kalinin;
Volokolamsk, and Mozhal
Beginni ng of 10-day battle at
Leningrad (cf. ? 15 November).
7
8 Tikhvin capture claimed by.
Germans (cf. 14 November).
Hi tier,. in a speech- in Muni ch,
estimated Russi an; losses as
8,000,000 to 10,000,000 men.
9 Crimea: German capture of Yalta
claimed.
German wi thin 30 miles of Moscow.
:Japan protested the sink; ng of the liner
?Kehi. Maru in the Sea of Japan by
Russi an mi ne-.
Vichy France: Retain eulogi zed legion of
French volunteers: against Bolshevism.
Finland rejected British-American.
warn; ngs (cf. 7 October).
Maxim Li-tvinov appointed Am-
bassador to. Washington replac-
i ng Oumnnsky who was :appointed
head of Tass News Agency.
President 1-toosevelt?' in a letter'
to the lend -lease admini strator
Stetti ni us, di reefed immedi ate
acti on to transfer defense sup-
plies to the USSR under the
Lend-Lease Act, and to carry
out the terms of extension of
credit (04. 30 October)
State Department released memo.
randa on conversation with the
Finnish Minister (cf. 18
August, 3 October).
Report of Joseph Stalin, chair-
man of the State Committee of
Defense, before the Moscow
Soviet: Stalin predicted a
second front i n the near future
and proclaimed a war of annihi
lati on agal nst Germany. He
also di sclai med wi shing to
seize Iran.
Stalin's address. at the review
. .
of the, Rea Army Jr edi cting
Nazi collapse and-stating that
spirit of revolt was gaining
possession not only in occupied
?countrie s, but also In Germany.
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1941
MILITARY - DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
.4MERICANSOVIETRELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER
10 _ Crimea: Beginning of the siege of -
Sevastopol.
11 ? Germans admitted drives arounde,
Moscow stalled.
12 _German and Rumanian troops reached
the Crimean coast south. of Kerch.
Kerch under German attack. '
Russians counter-attacking at Tula.
Russians broke through siege lines
at two points outside of Lenin:
=grad.
Russians counter-attacking at
Tikhvin (cf. 8 November).
Gt..Britaln: Soviet-British Trade
Union agreement ratified by trade_
. union authorities in both countries.
Ambassador Steinhardt's .letter to
' the IzvestiYa praising the Red
Army.
AppointMent of Lit/inov-as Am,7.
tassadot to U.S. revealed in
Moscow.
Finland rejected U.S. warning
(3 November) In a note to -'1
:Washington.
Secretary Hull stated at press
conference that Finland aids
Hitler..
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The.first-political conference
of German prisoners in Russia
drew up a message to the ,
German. people calling for an
_end to HitleriSm ahd the crea
Von of a "free and independent
Germany"..
.Litvinov's appointmentas Deputy
Commissar of Foreign Affairs
announced.
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MILl TaY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
EMBER '
15 German landing. at Murmansk repulsed.
End of 14-day battle at Mal oYarosla-
? vets (cf. 2 November).
End of 10-day battle ? at Leningrad .
, (cf.. 6 November). Approximate:
end of the Len; ngrad offensives
(,cf. 5 August).
Germa:ns adMi tted Rus'si an. counter-
attack's at Mos cow and Sevastopol.
,
"Battille of Moscow": Beginni ng of
the sedond great offensive on
Mos Cow -..(ef;.; 6 December).
U.S. planes (TomahaWks ) first re-
ported used on Moscow front.
German soldiers frozen to death.
first reported by Moscow radio:
17 Crimea: Kerch capture announced by .
. Germans.
"Battle of Moscow" Germans re-
,. , ported.. dri ven back, at Tula.
Japanese-Soviet border clash near
Manchuli Th Manchoukuo (cf. 21
-November).
Germany: Alfred Rosenberg appointed
as Rech Mini ster for the East;
Erich Koch, C0171171 s71 one r for the
Ukrane; H. Lohse, tommi ssi oner
for Ostl and (Baltic States and
White Rus si a).
Ambassadors Ste; nhardt and Li tvinov
arrived Teheran en route to
London and Washington.
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DLTE
-19)41
MILITARY DEVELOPI5NT5.
GENERAL F0RETGN:RELATIONS
ANtRICAN--SOVIET.RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER
18 Rostov front: Beginning .of large, Gt, 3rtaint Prime Minister Churchill General John N. Greely tollead.
German offensive down the Don toldthe House of Commons that Anglo-. American Army mission,to the
'valley. Russian cooperation is as close as USSR.
geographical conditions allow.
Finland: Denounced by the Soviet Foreign
offce as ''an-dbedient tool in the
theji7ttlerite clique of-lm-
,peria7list.inv,;ders"..
Gt. Britain: Amhassador-Litvinov pre-
vented by Brsh officials' from
boarding a plane at -Teheran. :
?
20, Kerch evacuation announced by the
Russians ? (cf. 17 November).* .
? 21 German attacks on Moscew front at ?? Japan: Soviet-Japanese border clash
Kalinin, Volokolamsk, Mozhalsk, (16 November) denied by Tass.
and Tula. . ?
22- Rostov captured.by Germans .(cf.
A-November). --
-End of the four month "Ukrainian
.campaign 2 (cf. 4, 5 August).
Russians pushed back at Tula,
Mozhaisk and Klin.
Kalinin by-passed by Germans. -
Russians. counter-attacking at
Leningrad.- Germans driven back
at Rostov.
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'94.1 ? -MI LI TARY- DE VE LOPIE N T S
-
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
- 3) -
. AMERICAN-SOVIET RELLTIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
NOVEMBER
' Ph -Russians denied the Capture of
Rostov. Germans 31 th1es from
Moscow, at Solnchegorsk. Soviet
counter-attacks on the Leningrad -
? and Rostov fronts.
Germans driven back* at Rostov.
Stalinogorsk re ache d by Germans
on Moscow front.
26 German drive to encircle Moscow In.
Gtalinogorsk direction. Othe r
German advances in:the Klin-
Solnchegorsk front.
27 German break through reported
in the Tula-Stall nogor sk
sector.
28 German spearhead east of Klin
encircled. On tt-e Tula salient
Germans occupied Skopin.
Anti-Comintern meeting ? of 13 powers in
Berlin. Renewal and extension of s
the fi rt Anti -Comi ntern. pact ? of
1936 si gned, by 12 nations.
Germany.:' 1VIoloteve s note to. ? all coun-
. trie s With' -vvhi ch Rus sia maintains
diplomatic re la ti ons accusing.
Germany of systemati c atrocities
and outrages? against wounded
?
Ru:ssian prisoners. ..
Japan, China: To4i. announced ? that
Chi ang Kai -She k s dancing th
the tune of ? Britain, America and
? C ommuni, sin".
Secretary Stimson accused the
Finns whose aid "enable s
Germany to co nc ent rate her
efforts on a line harmful
to the interests of the
United States".
Foreign Commis sar Molotov an?
-
nounced German (6,000,000)
and -Soviet(2,122,000)
.casualti es.
U.S. note to Japan -proposing- a
non-aggressi en pa ct among
the British Empire, Chum, japan,
ti-e Netherland s, Russia, Thailand, .
and the -United States:,
President Roosevelt conferred with
Ambassador Steinhardt who re-
turned by plane from Kui byshe v.
Secretary. Hull declared that every
act of the Finni-sh government
? si nc e ts note of 11 November
"has -confi rmed ? our apprehensions-
tha
that is fully co. ope rating wl
the. Hitler forces." Mentioned
Finland' s si gni ng of .the Anti.-
Comi.ntern tact (25 November) as
"highly significant".
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19)41
GENERAL -FOREIGN. RELATIONS
- AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS'
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOVEMBER .
29 Rostov recaptured by the. Reds.
(cf. 22 November) after a
3-day battle.
VolokOlamsk capture claimed by
.Germans (Cf. 20 December).
Balaklava.capture, near Sevastopoli'
claimed by Germans. -
Russians retook?3 towns. around
Kalinin.
30 Rostov front: Germans. driven
back to Taganrog and
Mariupol.
DECEMBER
1 Germans conceded. evacuating
Rostov (cf. 29 November).
Rostov front: General von Kleistts
panzer column trapped near. the
_Sea of Azov.
Soviet offensive launched north-
? and south of Moscow (cf.. 17
December).
3 RoStov front: Germans driven
back to Taganrog.
Soviet counter-attacks on the
Moscow and Leningrad fronts.
Hangs peninsula evacuated by
Russians.
Finnish Parliament passed a bill
re-establishing Finland'S-.
frontier of 1939..
Poland: Gen. Sikorski arrived in
? .'Kulbyshev.
'Qt.. Britain: Tass. published Eden's
- denial of Soviet-British plan's
of attack on Germany before the
German attack on Russia.
Poland: Gen. Sikorski received by
Kalinin.
Japan: Clash of Soviet and Japanese
, patrols on the Siberian-
ManchoUkuoan border.
, Poland: . eginning of Russo-Polish con-
versations in Moscow: Gen. Sikorski
received by Stalin.
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Pliblication of the newspaper .
"Das Freie Wort" by and for'
. German prisoners reported
.from Moscow,
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19/41
MILITARY. DEVELOPIVIENT S.
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AME C.A.11 -SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFL IRS.
DE CEIABER
4 Rostov-Taganrog counter-
offensive continued by Aeds.
HangB peninsula occupied by
Finnish forces.
?
5 Rostov front: Soviet counter-
offensive continues by-
passing Taganrog.
Moscow front: Germans driving to .
Dimitrov.
?
6 Rostov front: Rus si ans reached the
Sea of Azov trapping the Germans
in Taganrog-.
Moscow front: Soviet counter-
attaCk at Di mi troy, Volokolamsk
and Mazhai ak
Tula-Moscow road cut by Germans.
Moscow front: Soviet break through
through at two points.
German troops declared on the d e -
fens; ve along the entire front.
Poland:: Polish?Russi an declaration
of mutual assistance and friend ship
si gned. In Moscow by Premier
Stalin- and Premier Sikorski.
Hungary, Rumania and Finland rejected
a Briti sh ultimatum to halt their
:attacks against Rus
British Foreign Office announced that
communi cat!' ons were being sent to
Hungary,". Rumania and Finland which.
would result in a state of war
(cf. 5 December).
Finland-: President Ryti br dcast
de termi nati on of Finland to fight
to final victory over Russia.
End of "Battle of Moscow",
(cf. 2 dctober).
Beginning of "Winter campai 'gn" (of.
26 Apri 1 19142): Berlin declared
that winter weather had: halted the
Moscow offensive and the t Moscax
capture was not expected that year. ,
Crimea invaded by Russians -across Kerch
. straits (cf. 27 December).
Ambassador Litvinov arrived in
'Washington.
U.S. declared war on Japan. .
Exchange of speeches between
President Roosevelt and
Ambassader Litvi Nov in the ?
course of a eeredi ting of the
. latter.
Supreme Soviet
the election
- Soviet. The
19141 Supreme
for a year.
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ukaz postponing
s to the Suprem
powers of the
Soviet extended
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DATE
1941
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET REIA TIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
DECEMBER
9 Leningrad front: Tikhvin re-
captured by-Russians after
10 days of heavy fighting
(cf. 8 November). ?
11 Orel sector: Yelets recaptured
by the Red Army.
Soviet air superiority on all
fronts clai med.
German trooPs admitted with-
drawing to winter positions.
11
12 German armies besieging Moscow
reported routed; 400 towns
and villages liberated since
- 16 November.
13 Russians advanced on all fronts.
Volkhov recaptured.
'Germany: Pravda .alluded to German peace
feelers to Russia.- "Peace with
- Germany 11 be concluded by the
USSR jointly with 'England and. the
United -States."
Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S.
U.S. declared war on Germany and Italy.
Secretary Hull and Ambassador.
Litvinov met for .a general
exchrInge of information.
Following the vi sit Litvinov
declared: "We have a common
cause and a common battle".
Hungary and-Bulgaria declared
Great Britain declared War
on Bulgaria.
war on tle U.S.
Litvinov stated at a press on-
ference ti-at Russia intended to
concentrate on defeating Hitler
and would not open a second front
, against Japan in Eastern Siberia
Itat present". He referred to
Japan as "the common -enemy of
Russia Britai n and the United
States?!.
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Pravda edit ori al declared
that no compromise and no
peace th Hi tle rism was
possible.
Fravdet stated that Japan was
doomed to "certain defeat
in the Pacific".
Foreign correspondents re-
turned to MoScow from
Kulbyshev.
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1914
MILIT4Y .D.EVELOPMENTS
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GENERAL FOREIGN REILTIONS
-38.
AVER.ICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
DECEMBER
114. Soviet advance continued.
Klin (Moscow front) recaptured,
with 13,000 German losses.
Soviet counter-attacks on
Leningrad and Sevastopol fronts.
16 Kalini n recaptured.
Beginni'hg of the Soviet offensive
on the Central Front (cf. 19
January 19142).
General Soviet offensive south
of Lake Ladoga.
17 Many Soviet tams recaptured by
offensive south and north of
Moscow (cf. 2 December).
18 Beginning of 8-day battle
around Volkhov (cf. 25 December).
19 Moscow front; Soviet advance
Nest and Southwest continued.:
Von BrauchitSch removed by HItler
as Commander-in-chief; Hitler
-assumed the post hi.mself.
Czech govth-nment in London declared
a state of war with all countries
at war v?h Bri tai n., U. S. , and
U? S. S.R?
Japan: Foreign Minister Togo stated at
Parliament that Ja pane s e -Sov:1 et re-
lations were still based on neutral-
ity pact.
Mackay Radio author? zed by the
FCC to e stabil sh direct radio
tele gram service to Russia.
President Roosevelt's message to
Congress: The Anti -Com; ntern
Pact "was nominally directed
against the Soviet Uni on, but
Its real purpose was to form a
league of fascism against the
free world".
General Repin, head of Russian
MIi4tary MssIon, stated 1n
New York that "all the enemies
of the United States now are
also the enemies of the Soviet
Ifni on".
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN REIATIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELLTIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
DECEMBER
20 Volokolamsk recaptured by the
Red. Army (cf. 29 November).
21 Soviet advance continued on
Western, .Ke1inin; Southwestern,
and Leningrad f ront s.
22
23 Gorbachevo and several toms
south of Moscow recaptured by
Reds.
Sege of Tula relieved (cf. 29
October).
Sevastopol siege continued.
20,0(50 Nazis reported killed
since 19 December.
End of battle around Volkhov,
with 6,000 Germans killed _
-(cf. .18 December).
Naro Fominsk and other towns re-
captured by Reds southwest of
Moscow..
First joint naval action by
Soviet and British- vessels
reported from London:
Soviet ship "Perekop" sunk by
the Japanee.
Prime Minister 'Churchill arrived In Washington for cdnversations
,which will .be ".preliminary to further conferences which will
officially include Russia.'..".
Bulgaria: Secretary;-General of the Com-
intern Georgi Dimitrov sentenced to
death in absentia in Sofia on charges
?of plotting -a revolution.
Ambassador Li tvi nb informed by
President Roosevelt of progress
of conversations between the
President and Prime Minister
Churdhi 11.
?
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Voroshi lov named head of the
Red Army in the Far East.
? Supreme Soviet ukaz postponing
the electi ons to local
Soviets (cf. 5 December).
Supreme - SoVi et. ukaz freezing
workers J.; n.war industry. -
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19141
. MILIT.4RY DEVELOPMENTS
GEISRLL FOREIGN REL TIONS
AMERICAN-SOVIET RELLTI ONS
SOVIET INTERNJ1L AFFAIRS
DECEMBER
27 Likhvin and other.towns re-
captured, southwest of Mos cow .
Russians .8 end ing troops 4nto
Crimea across Kerch Strait.
Field Mershal von Bock rePlaced
by . Gener al von Arni m on
Mos cow front.
28 Nar -Fomi nsk: end 'of ' two
Months' battles. - ?
29 Crimea: Kerch (cf. 17., 20
November) and Fe odosiya (cf.
!..4_ November) recaptured by
s
30 Kozelsk recaptured on Moscow
front
Kaluga recaptured by Reds.
It fell before 24 October
when German )4th army (von Kluge)
and Guderiant s tank army were
routed. '
Bulgari a: U.S. Mi ni ster to Bulgaria'
arrived in Istanbul.
Gt. Bri tai n: Eden-Stalin- conferences in
Moscow s nee Md -Decemb er" "showed, an-
i.dent.i ty of views" -relating to the
conduct of war-, . and adoption of meas.,. ,
ures to render completely impos sible ?
any repetition of German aggress-ion
n the Cut ur e" .
Japan: Soviet -Japanese fi. she ri es
ne,goti ati ons in Kulbyshey re-
vealed n - Tokyo.,
Gt. Britain Soviet Trade Union del? - ?
gati on headed by N. Shvernik_ arrived
?Lond on.
Gt. Britain: Foreign Secretary Eden
returned to London from Moscow.
7 :Supreme Sovie t ukaz or der ing
" a war ? tax..
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1941
MILITARY DEVELOP/MS
GE-IERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
LISRICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERiAL AFFAIRS ,
DECEMBER
31
?., .?.
Germanyi- flitler, in two New Year's '
proclamati ons broadcast to the
army asserted that "Churchill
and Roosevelt have delivered
Europe to Stalin".
Poland; Loan agreement providing
Polish government with 400
million rubles for the relief
of Polish nati.orials in the
USSR signed 4n Kulbyshev.-
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.,:?
Zaslavsky, writi rig In
Pravda tr-Iti.di.zed the United
.States for. declaring Manila
an open city.
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1942
.fflommiremporow?????*......?.
ilLITARY DEVZLOPIZ:TS
J/14
1 Loseow front:. St_,ritsa recap-
tured by Rusarns.
Riblur re,)eri,ed in the Russinn
battle :'rea in attonpt to
stem a rout of the nazi forces.
2 Voscaa front: Ealoyaroslavets
recaptured by Russians; 150,000
Nazis thaxntoned with entrp-
ment.
Mozhaisk salient: approximate
beginning of 18 day bettle.
aori.:41.1?114?????1111.
????011.111110.?????????raloni.
? GEI?TERAL 20P2IGi IIELAT TOPS
?AiJERICAY SOVIET RELATIOD8
Moscow front: Borovsk recaptured
by Russians driving on
MozhaiSk: Kaluga captured by
the Soviet offensive.
5 Moscow front: Belev recaptured
by Russians.
? Russian advances continues on the
Crimean, Southern, Central and
? Leningrad fronts.
6 Crimea: Russian landings made at
Yevpatoriya and Yalta; Germans
cut off and trapped on the Kerch
peninsula.
7
SOVIET rTERTAL .A:PAIRS
United Ilftion Decletration: Simcd in .,shinf.ton by 26 mations at war with
)1ed:1nc: each net to rd-ke a sep:Irote ueece and 1,o c.p)loy its
rail vs=urces acainst the common enemy. (Sec 14 August 19/1, the
-tl ntic Charter.)
Gt. Britain:- Secretary Eden
broadcast account of talks
With Stalin in Moscow. ;
Nerway:' Norwegian envoy, AndvOrd,
presented his credentials to
M. I. Kalinin.
German atrocities:* Molotov issued
a note to foreign envoys charg-
ing the Germans with massacres
of civilians, and stated that
retribution would be demanded.
(See 27 April.)
SchOol children received
' defense training.
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DATE
1942
JOH.
9
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Crimea: Sevastopol siege (tem-
porarily) lifted as Nasi
retreated.
Kharkov: Russians penetrated
into the city.
10 Leningrad front: Beginning of
12 day battle south of Lake
Ilmen.
11 Moscow front: Azhev-Bryansk rail-
read line broken by Russians at
47-11dinovo.
12
13 - Moscow front: Gorokhovo and.
Kirov recaptured by Russians.
Mozhaisk and Orel stormed by
Reds.
Finland: Finnish paper Uusti
Suomi urged peace with the
Soviet Union.
London: Resolution on German
war crimes signed by represen-
tatives of nine occupied
countries, (Russia not a
signatory).
An interallied conference met in
LOndon. Russia was r4resented.
by observers who expressed soli-
darity with the "Declaration of
the Punishment of War Crimosff
adopted by the conference. (See
14 October.)
Japan: 'Vice Commissar Lozovsky
declared that Soviet-Oapanese re-
lations were unchanged, still
being based on the neutrality
pact of last April.
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A Commission of the Academy
of Sciences of the USSR
published a note about the
looting-and destruction of
Yasnaya Poiyana by the
-German vandals.
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1942
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JAN.
14 Moscow front: Medyn on Podolsk-
-Vyazma railroad line
recaptured.
Crimea: Russian paratroopers
- dropped at Porekop.
1.5 Moscow front: Selizharovo (botWeen
Leningrad and Moscow) recaptured.
16
17 Central front: Mozhaisk salient
attacked by Russians, as further
towns on the Moscow front were
recaptured.
18 Central front: Mozhaisk entered by
Russians.
Ukraine: Beginning of a large
drive by Timoshonko.
19 Moscow front: Voroya and Konbrovo
recaptured by Russians.
Crimea: Foodosiya recaptured by
Germans.
Central front: Approximate,end of
groat battle begun 16 Dec. 1941
by Russians.
20 Mozhaisk recaptured by Russians
after 18-day battle (cf.Jan.2).
Great Britain: Sir Archibald Clark
Kerr appointed Ambassador to the
USSR succeeding Sir Stafford Cripps.
Free French: Gen. do Gaulle, broad-
casting from London, said fightihg
Franco and the new Russia were.allies.
Gt. Britain: Sir Stafford Cripps gave
a farewell message to the-Soviet people.
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MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JAN.
21
Mozhaisk: Germans being driven
to the west.
22 Uvarovka, west of Mozhaisk,
recaptured by Reds.
The recapture of KhoIm was
announced.
23
Leningrad front: End of 12-day
battle south of Lake Ilmen
resulting in recapture of 2000
localities and retaking of
Rzhev-Velikie Luki railroad.
(See 10 January.)
24 Moscow front: Rrahov nearly sur-
rounded by Russians.
Leningrad front: Russian offen-
sive continued, approaching
Velikiye Luki.
25
26
Czechoslovakia: Loan agreement with
the USSR, for the maintenance of
the Czech armed forces in the USSR,
signed in Kuybyshev.
Poland: Loan agreement with the USSR
(300 million rubles, for the main-
tenance of Polish armed forces in
the USSR) signed in Kuybyshev.
Signing of Polish-Czech cooperative
agreement announced in London.
Japan: Foreign Minister Togo declared
in the Diet that Japanese-Russian
relations had not undergone any
changes, and were governed by the
Neutrality Pact. (See 13 January,)
? Gt. Britain: Sir Stafford Cripps pre-
- dieted a Russo-Japanese war, and the
defeat of Germany by Russia.
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The Soviet press published
statements by Baltic
officials on war crimes
committed by Germans in
Lithuania, Latvia and
Estonia.
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1942
-
' GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS AMERICAN SOVIET _RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JAN.
27 .
28
29 Ukraine: Lozovaya recaptured
.following a 10-day drive by
Timoshenko, by which 400
towns were liberated.
'(See 10 January.) .
30
31
London: Churchill, in the Rouse of
Commons, said: We all agree that we
must'aid the valiant Russian armies
to the utmost limit of our power....
If we had not shown a loyal effort
to help our Ally, ... I do not think
our relations with Premier Stalin and
his great country would be as good
as they are new.'
Soviet-Iranian-British treaty of alli-
ance, based on the Atlantic Charter,
signed at Teheran. Provision for
the mijlitary use of Iran until six,
months after the end of the war
"against Germany and her associates."
Germany: Hitlerfs speech at Berlin
Sports Palace: "Within the hour
in which Molotov left Berlin...
it became clear to me that this
conflict was inevitable.... Four
months of Northern winter arenow
past.., in a few weeks the hour
will .come when we shall beat them."
? Birthday 'telegram from Kalinin
to Roosevelt expressing
confidence in the eventual
complete defeat of
-Ritlerism.
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"Free Germany": An appeal
to the German people ask-
ing for the overthrow of
the Nazi regime signed by
23 German writers and .
artists,. 19 former members
of the ReichStag and 18
trade union leaders, pub-
lished in Moscow papers,.
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
FEB.
1
2
Kharkov and Smolensk approached
by the Rods in front-wide
advances.
Kalinin area: Beginning of a
long battle (cf. 3 March).
6
7
Supreme Court decision ruling
that, under the Roosevelt-
Litvinov agreement of 1933,
establishing U.S.-Soviet diplo-
matic relations, all Russian
claims against corporations and
persons were o.signed to the U.S.
President Ryti of Finland stated
in the Diet: ,'In this heroic
battle we are fighting by the side
of our comrades in arms, the
Germans."
Canadian-Russian consular agreement
signed in London.
Iran severed diplomatic relations with
Vichy (as a consequence of the Anglo-
Russian occupation of Iran).
Germany: German prisoners of war in
USSR protested to the International
Red Cross mistreatment of Soviet
prisoners by Germans (Pravda report).
8 ?Leningrad front: Qerman perimeter
below Leningrad pierced by Reds.
Central front: Violent German counter-
attacks reported.
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Statements were published
revealing Jan. 1942 arma-
ment output to be 40% '
above that of June 1940.
President Kalinin said in an
address: 4Hitler will pay
more than ho has already
paid for his dream of
occupying Moscow."
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1942
.GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
9
10
12
13. White Russia invaded by Reds
after 2 weeks' drive.
Leningrad blockade. reported
..(temporarily) broken.
14 :IN.cmtherWfront: :Approximate begin-,
ming of.10-day.bettle at
:Staraya Russo. (cf. 24 Feb.).
15
16
Adm. Wm. H. Standby nominated by
President Roosevelt to succeed
Laurence A. Steinhardt as
Ambassador to the Soviet Union,
TUrkey: Tass denied a Havas-OFI
Sofia dispatCh alleging
a Soviet-Turkish border incident.
Ukaz on the mobilization of
urban population for work in
industry and construction in-
cluded men aged 16 to 65, and
women aged 16 to 45.
Gt. Britain: Prime Minister Churchill
broadcast: "The Russian armies have
not been defeated...For the first
time they have broken the Hitler legend....
The system upon which the Soviet govern-
ment is founded is very different from
ours or from that of the United States....
The fact remains that...through preserv-
ing national unity...Russia has had the
marvelous come-back...."
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1942
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS"
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS?
FEB.
17
18
19 _
20
Finland: Appeal to the-F1nnish
people., by the First conference_
of Finnish prisoners of war in
USSR, 'published in Izvestiva,.
President Roosevelt confirmed that B. L. Vapnikov replaced ?
a new loan will be made Moscow; - I. Sergeyev as Munitions
and that American aid to the Commissar.
Soviet Union will be brought up
to schedule in two weeks.
South Africa: Agreement establishing
Consular relations with the USSR .
signed in London.
22 China: Chiang Kai-sbekls message to President Roosevelt said in his
Stalin: "I strongly believe the Nashingtonts birthday broadcast:-
spiritual affinity between our two ItIf...we ceased to protect the
armies is bound to become political North Atlantic supply line to
collaboration in action." The Britain and to Russia, we would
1
Chinese Central Daily News urged help to cripple the splendid counter-
Russia "to take initiative and strike offensive by Russia against the
first rather than wait to be struck Nazis....Today all the United Nations
by Japan.". salute the superb Russian army as it
Russian aid to China disclosed celebrates the 24th anniversary of
as arriving at Alma, Ate. its assembly."
Hungary: Appeal to the Hungarian
people by the First Conference of
Hungarian prisoners of war publiShed
in IZMAIY2.
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23 Central front:. Dorogobuzh,
recaptured- by Reds.
25
i6
Northern front: 10-day battle
around Staraya Russa ended with
defeat of the 16th German Army.
Hitlorts message from the Russian
front to party chiefs: Although
winter took Germans by surprise,
there was no Napoleonic defeat.
He announced preparations for
the "final showdown." -
GENERALTOREIGN RELATIONS
:AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
Xdpan:- Tass denied Japanese reports
that a Smriet diplomat was present
among the foreign representatives
who, 16 February, .congratulated the
Imperial 'Army Headquarters on the,
? .capture of Singapore.
Gt. Britain: Mr. Churchill congra-
tulated the Russian Army ix-1.a
message to Stalin expressing the
admiration and gratitude? of the -
British people. Similar telegrams
were dispatched bY President Benos
of Czechoslovakia, Gen. Chiang
Kai-shek, Gen. De Gaulle, Mr.
Tsudoros, Mr. Yovanovich, and
ot4ers.
Turkey: An attempt was made on the
life of ,von Papen in Ankara. The
? 'culprits were said to be hiding
. in .tho .Soviet: Embassy: ? (See'---
7 March.)
Red Armycongratulatod by President
Reo6evelt,-Mr..Harriman, and
Gen. FaymonVille.
Ambassador LitVinov addressed the
Overseas Press., Club and pleaded
for a'second front in 'the. spring
of 1942. -
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SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Stalints order of the day
(24th anniversary of the
Red Army): It would be
ridiculous to identify
Hitlorts clique with the
German people and the German
state. _History teaches
that Hitlers come and go,
but the German people and
the German state remain."
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1942
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
FEB.
-27
28
MARCH
1 Russian advance Continued on
? southern,- central and
northern front.
German attempts to relieve 16th
? army trapped at Sturuya Russa
frustrated.
Russian offensives rapidly develop-
ing in the Donets Basin, Crimea,
and the Kursk area.
3 Russian advance continued south of
Leningrad and in the Donets Basin.
End of a long battle in the Kalinin
area (cf. 5 Feb.) resulting in
the recapture of 161 populated
points by Soviet forces.
Japan:? Naotaka Sato named Ambassa-
dor to USSR, replaoing Lt. Gen.
Yoshitsugu Tatekawa,
Japan: Tess denounced as fabrications
the allegations of a New york Times
Berne dispatch stating that
Japanese properties in the USSR had
been seized; that there were Russian
troop movements in the Sea of Okhotsk
littoral; that the Tartary Strait
had been mined; and that the
Japamose military attaches were
denied access to the front lines.
5 . Central front:.'T.ukhnov, 130.mileb .
southwest of Moscow, retaken by:RedS.
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Pervu.khin appointed
Chemical Industry Commissar,
-
Kuybyshev: ? The ,seventh (War)
symphony by' Shostakovich
was perfermed?
Uka* announced which allowed
kelkhezes to cultivate.the
unused lands of neighboring
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7.1942
MOM
6
9
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
-.AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
'SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Central front: Sychevka on the
RZhev-Vyazma railroad retaken
by Reds after 2-day battle.
Kalinin front: Enemy.losses since
? 5 February were 49,700 officers-
-and men; 161 populated places
Were liberated.
10 Nbrthwestern front: Enemy losses
since 22 February were at least
14000 casualties; 84 populated
places were liberated.
12
Grand Duke Dimitri Paviovich,
ant to the Russian throne, died
in Switzerland.
Turkey: Five Soviet citizens were
arrested in Ankara for bombing
Ambassador von Papen, as Turkish
government blamed communists for
the attack. (Cf. 24 Feb.) The
Soviet embassy was surrounded by
Turkish police.
France (Free): Representatives of the
National Committee, Garreau and
Brig. Gen: Petit, arrived in
Moscow,
Turkey.: Izv2Ellya accused Nazis of the
von Papen bombing (cf. 14 Feb.,
7 March)4 and claimed Nazi plot to
draw Turkey into the war.
Iran: Ali Soheili government formed.
Lend71ease: President Roosevelt
reported to Congress on the
first year's performance,
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Ta-s,s dispatch 'claimed 40
' French battleships had
been turned over to
Germany.
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DATE
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13
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAU-SOVIET'RELATIONS
? SOVIET 'INTERNAL AFFAIRS
14 Staraya Russa: Attack on the
circled 16th German army reported.
15 Southern front: Heavy Russian
attacks on Kerch and in the
Donets basin reported.
Hitler, in a rlin address, said
Russian winter set in weeks
earlier than expected, but he
promised Russian defeat by
September (cf. 26 April),
France (Free): .Representative 9f
the National Committee, Ms Garreau,
received by V. Molotov,. .
Gt. Britain: Ambassador Sir A. Clark
Kerr arrived in Kuybyshev.
16
Southern front: Large Scale offen-
sive by Timoshenko: Kharkov and
Orel attacked; Kursk encircled.
Ambassador Litvinov in his speech
at the Economic Club in NeW York
urged the opening of the second
front.
17
Vatican: Bern dispatch reported
letter from Stalin to Pope Pius
proposinp; establishment of diplo-
matic relations between Soviet
Union and the Vatican.
,President Roosevelt ordered the War and
Navy Departments to bring war ship-
ments to Russia Up to schedule so -
:that then total pledged could be com-
pleted by June 30.
18
19
Germany: First conference of German
junior officers, prisoners of war
. in the USSR, reported in
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'1942..
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514 -
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS - AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET' INTERNAL AFFAIRS'
Donets front: Heavy fighting,
with large German losses,
,reported. '
21- Kalinin front: End of 10--day
fight (11-21 March) result-
ing in 12,000 German soldiers
killed.
22 Crimea: Heavy fighting continued
at Kerch.
American-built Airacobra fighters
reported in action at the front
by the Rod Starlarmy newspaper.
Leningrad front: Enemy losses since
9 March 16,000 killed.
23
24
25
26
Japan:- Soviet-Japanese fisheries
agreement (which expired 31
Dec.) renewed for one year in
Kuybyshev.
Rumania: The leaders of the Peasant
and Liberal parties, in a message
to Antonescul protested the dispatch
of Rumanian troops to the Soviet-
German front.
Gt. Britain: Ambassador Sir A. Clark
Kerr received by Molotov in Kuybyshev.
Gt. Britain: Sir A. Clark Kerr presented
his credentials to President Kalinin,
Gt., Britain: Ambassador Maisky stated in
London that while the United Nations were
prepared for 1943, Hitler was preparing
to win the war in 1942; he pleaded for a
second front in 1942.
Japan: Former Ambassador, Gen. Tateiawa President Roosevelt directed
left Kuybyshev for Japan. - - U.S. officials to speed
supplies to Russia.
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27
28
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
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SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
29 Kalinin sector: Five-day
German counterattack repulsed by
Reds.
Murmansk coast: British and
Russian warships repulsed large
scale German attack on a British-
American convoy.
30
31
Austria: Appeal to the Austrian
people, by the first Conference
of Austrian prisoners of war,?
published in Pravda.
Yugoslavia: Ambassador S. Simich
arrived in Kuybyshev.
Bulgaria: Premier Philov told the .
Bulgarian Parliament: "Our fate is
indissolubly linked to that of our
allies"; pledged Bulgaria to the
destruction of Bolshevism, "which
has always constituted one of the
greatest menaces for Europe and its
civilization.a
Gt. Britain: Ambassador Sir A. Clark
Kerr received by Stalin, in the
presence of Molotov.
Japan: The new ambassador, N. Sato,
arrived in Kuybyshev.
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.The Sovinformburo told about?
the results of guerrilla ?
warfare in the Leningrad
sector and its great Signifi-
cance in weakening the .foo.
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DATE MILITARY DE=PMENTS
1942
APRIL
1
2
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Central front: End of Russian
offensive begun 23 March resulting
in recapturing 161 localities,
killing of 40,000 Germans.
!Smolensk area: 'Large Red advances
Hreported..
Rumania: Antonescu declared that
Rumania intended to fight Russia
to the finish; he said .We must
destroy Bolshevism."
Turkey: Beginning of the trials in
Ankara of two Soviet citizens
accused of organizing the attempted
assassination of von Papen.
Sweden: Taos denied Havas-OFI dis-
patches ,Ind the Rome broadcast
alleging that Haparanda had been
bombed by Soviet planes. (See
6, 7 April.)
Sweden: Mission in Moscow protested
the bombing of Haparanda.
Japan: Ambassador Sato received by
V. M. Molotov.
The Second All-Slav Congress
opened in Moscow ,with an
appeal to all Slav nations-
' for a.national. war of
liberation.
Lt. Gen. Khrulev appointed.
Commissar of Transportation
replacinglaganovich, who .
retained Defense Council post..
Moscow curfew lifted for
.Easter Church Service.
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8
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
Orel defenses admitted
broken by Soviet advance.
10 Leningrad front: -Enemy losses since
1 April included 9,000-ki1led. .
12
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
Sweden: USSR government denied
the bombing of Haparanda.
Japan: Ambassador Sato presented
his credentials to President
Kalinin.
Iran broke diplomatic relations
_with Than.
AMERICAN 'SOVIET RELATIONS
? Ambassador Standley arrived in
Kuybyshev.
Ambassador Standby stated in
'Kuybyshev that present U.S.
commitments of supplies to
Russia would be completed by
the end of April.
Ambassador Litvinov in a speecfi before
the American Academy of Political
and Social Sciences in Philadel-
phia urged "definite united efforts
of the Soviet Union and Great
Britain with some supplementary
aid from the United States."
Japan: Provda warned Japan on the Ambassador Standby received by
first anniversary of the Russo- V. M. Molotov.
Japanese neutrality pact against
attacking Siberia; said that Russia
would not initiate an attack.
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- SOVIET INTERNAL'AFFAIRS
? _ .
S. A. Lozovsky said in Kuybyshev
that Nazis would be driven
out of Soviet Union in 1942,
and that American supplies
were reaching Russian forces.
Stalin awards forinventions,
industrial improvements,
and scientific work
announced.
Stalin awards for achievement
in arts and letters were
announced.
a
Decree on the Government
Loan of 1942, announcing
its beginning.'
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DATE
1942
,AVRIL
14
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS '
.GENERAL FOREIGN. RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS'.
Ukraine front: TimeshenkoTs.
forbes made 12 mile-break.
in Nazi lines north. of?.
Kharkov.
_15? Bryansk attacked by Russians
'breaking threligh, first two
lines ofdefense-, .
? 16 Northern front: Red advances
' in the Leningrad and Onega areas
reported.
17 Central front: Russian advance in
the Domiduv area northwest of
Smolensk reported.
18 Karelian Isthmus:- Russian'advanco'.'
against Finns reported..
Air:, Enemy losses since 22 March -
? were 891 planes,
20
Central front: Russians within
artillery range of Smolensk.
Increased ground and aerial
fighting On-alI4rohts.
Ambassador Standby presented
his credentials to President
Kalinin.
The American bomber, which landed
in Khabarovsk, was interned by
Russians in accordance with the
international lawn (cf. April 24).
March lend-lease shipments were
150% more than in February.
Decrees announced mobilizing
all available men 14-55,
and women 147!50? for farm
labor; another decree increased
the minimum Work hours on -
collective farms.
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MILITARY DEVELOPPENTS
GEN]niL FJIGN RELATIONS
APRIL
21
22
23
24 Leningrad: Surprise attack-by
Reds below the city destroyed
120 German strongholds,
25
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVTET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
-Polish troops organized in Russia
reported to be in Iran.
Gt. Britain: Lord Beaverbrook
stated in New York that the
British people demanded a second
front, denied that Stalin would
make a separate peace, stated
that Stalin accepted the Atlantic
Charter in his presence, and ex-
pressed entire agreement with it.
Tass denied a New York Times dis-
patch from Berne alleging that
the American planes participating
in the attack on Japan (cf. 18
April) used Siberian bases.
U.S. 'Ambassador Standby received
by Stalin in the presence of -
Molotov; the conversations lasted
for over an hour.
Kuybyshev: Charge dtaffairos Chas.
E. Dickerson, Jr., stated that
the internment of U.S. fliers in
Russia (cf. 18 April) was in
accordance with international
law.
Soviet war loan (cf. 13 April)
oversubscribed.
26 Hitler promised in Reichstag speech ?
that next winter the Army in the
East would be better armed and
equipped (cf. March 15).
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APRIL
27
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
. GENE= FOREIGN RELATIONS
. AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS.
SOVIET INTERNAL liFFAIRS-
28 Russian forces hold the initiative
on the entire Eastern .front.
Approximate end of winter cam-
paign.
29
30
Molotov's note to foreign dip-
lomats charging the existence of
a sy3L,,zatic German plan of depre-
dation, maltreatment of prisoners
and tile removal of Russian civil-
ians (cf. 6 January).
Yugoslavia: Ambassadcr Simich re-
ceivA. by Molotov; later in the
day he presented his credentials
to Kalinin. ?
President Roosevelt broadcast to
the American nation: "On the
European front the most impor-
tant development of the past year
has been the crushing offensive
on the part of the groat armies
of Russia.... These Russian
forces are destroying more armed
power of our onemies...than all
the United Nations put together."
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DATE
1942
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
-
GEN3LIL FCREIGN RELATIONS.
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
MAY
1 . Leningrad front: Victories through-
.out April announced.
3 Ukraihe:.. Kharkov reported -by-
passed as the .Russian offensive
swept on between Poltava and,
Dnepropetrovsk.
4
Southern 'front: Russian attacks
made on Kharkov, Kursk, and
Taganrog to forestall a Nazi
offensive?(cf., May .31).
Iran: Soviet Anti-Locust Expedition
beL;-,.n its work (Cf. 1 Aug. 1943).
Poland: Foreign Minister Rcczynski
vies congratulated by V. M. Molotov
on the occasion of the Polish
National Holiday.
Mongolian People's Republic and
Panchoukue exchanged notes of
ratification of the protocol and
decuilients of the Mixed Boundary?
Commissicn pertaining to the, areas of 1939 conflict..
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Stalin's order of the day-
for May Day declared:
"We have no aim of seizing
foreign territory or conquer-
ing foreign peoples.... We
want to free our Soviet land...
LincludinE7 Moldavians...,
Lithuanians, Latvians, Eston-
ians.... We must destroy the
German fascist army and the
German invaders to the last
man...."
Red7Arm3t: A decree was issued
providing for automatic-pro-
motion of officers after, 3
months at the front.
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DATE
1942
MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENER,L FCR1!;,IGN RELATIONS
MAY
6
Crimea:. Beginning of German
offensive on. the Kerch peninsula .
9
10
11 Crimea: German offensive launched.
Foodesiya abandoned by Reds.
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Gt. Britain: Churchill broadcast ..
rbport On the war: 4Tho BritiSh
people who hove entered into the
full comrdeship of war with our
Russian all will not shrink from
any sacrifice ?or trial which that
comrdoship may require...." Ger-
many was warned arFainst using poison
gas on the Russian front.
.Japan : Tho Soviet ship "Angarstroi"
sunk by a Japanese submarine near
the Jc...c.,anoso coast.
Academy of Science: First
foreigners since the revol-
ution were elected as honorary
members (3 Americans: Cannon,
Lewis, Lawrence; 2 Britons:
Dale and Haldan6).
. Agriculture: Decree on the pay
increases for tractor and farm
machine operators, and on in-.
crea-ses of yields of farm crops.
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-MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS' AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
MAY
12 -Ukraine: Launching of a Russian
offensive at Kharkov, and the
beginning of the Summer cam-
paign of 1942; beginning of a
battle in depth in Kharkov
. sector (cf. June 25).
13 Crimea: Soviet withdrawal on
Kerch peninsula.
14
15 Ukraine: Tho Red offensive aimed
,
at Kharkov gained ground.
16 Crimea: Kerch claimed captured by
Germans (cf. 20 'May).
Kharkov sector: Red gains con-
tinued.
17
18
Norway: Foreign Minister Trygve Lie
congratulated by V. M. Molotov on
the occasion of the Norwegian,
naional holiday; answered by Lie on
19 May.
Japan: Y. A. Malik
Soviet ambassador
placing Constatin
announced as now
to Japan, re-
Smotanin.
Communist Partyleader Earl Browder,
pardoned by President Roosevelt,
released from prison.
. Norman H. Davis,. National Chairman
reported American Red Cross aid,
to Soviet Union in rodont months
worth more than S3,500,000.. This
aid will soon be doubled, he said.
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19)12 MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
MAY
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
-AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS ,SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
19
20 ? .Kerch evacuation announced by
Reds (cf. 16 .May).
Goering made ?a?speech attempting
to justify the attack on Russia,
and to excuse the lack of success
on eastern front.
'Ukraine: Beg nning of German
counter-drive (of. 5, 12 May)
in the Izyum7.Barvenkovo.sector.
21
22
Ukraine: German. counter-attacks
in Kharkov area repulsed. '
?
Gt. Britain: ,Foreign Commissar.
V.M.,Molotov arrived in London.
.Turkey: Tass denied German and
? Italian dispatches. alleging ?
that on 20 May a Turkish motor
ship hadfbeen-sunk. by a Soviet
submarine near the ? entrance to
''the' Bosphorus,
iThe Order of the Patriotic'
War founded,
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1942
, GENERAL FOREIGN .RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
MAY
25 .
26
28
Ukraine:_ Violent German
attacks turned back In the
Izyum-Barvenkovo sector.
Gt. BrIStain: A 20-year: Mutual
AsSis,tance Agreement signed by
the USSR and Britain in London,.
confirming joint action agree-
ment,of 12.JuIy, 1941, and re-
plaaing it by a formal treaty.
Speeches exchanged by V.M. Molo-
toI,and:A. Eden eAphasized the
confidence that ihe(treaty
would aid the final victory over
the common enemy. Mr. Eden
stated that never in the his-
tory of the two countries was
there as close a relation be.-
tween Britain and Russia. .
Japan: Premier Tojo stated in
the Diet thatSoviet-Japanese
relations had not,changed..
'(cf. 26 May)..
Secretary Hull gave draft 4f
a lend-lease agreement to,
Litvinovs By accepting the
Soviet Union would be obli-
gated to liberalize postwar
economid relations. Previous
agreement had a provision for
repayment within a specified
time. (See .11 June.)
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1942
.,....,..-GENERAL 'FOREIGN RELATIONS
SOVIET RELATIONS
*SOVIET:INTERNAL.,AFFAIRS
MAX
29
30
31 Kharkov: German offensive _
reported by Timoshenko? with
very large losses by both
sides. ,
, JUNE
1
2
V.M. Molotowhrtived'in
Washington on the invita-
tion'vf President Roosevelt.
the.eOurse.iof subsequent
,,conversations--full under-.
standing was reached' with
regard to the urgent taks
of creatinga sen. front
in Europe In 1942. Ambas-
sador-LitvinoV, Harry Hopkins,.
Gen. Nhrshall, Adm. King,. and
Seer. Hull participated.
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DATE
1942 MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
GENERAL FOREIGN .RELATIONS
?AMERICAN-SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFIARS'
JUNE
3
4 Moscow: Antiaircraft defense
of Moscow credited with de.-
stroying more than 1100
enemy planes since the begin-
ning of the war..
6 Crimea: Intensive Gorman
assault on Sevastopol
begun.
7
8
Finland.: Hitler Called on
- Baron Mannorheim in Helsinki,
in the -::)rcsence of Gen. Keitel.
Iran: Amb&,sadorE. Saed left
Kuybysh6V for Iran.
)
Foreign Commissar V.M. Molotov
.left.-WaShington.
U.S. declared that a state of
war existed With Bulgaria,
Hungary, and Rumania
U.S. Department of State warned Pinland that relations would be broken
should Finlandis'collaboration with Germany)increaso.
r)
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DATE MILITARY bEVELOPMENTS
19hP
? -,GENERALFOREIQN,RELATI0NS
?AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JUNE
10 Ukraine; German offensive begun
in Kharkov sector.,
11
12
Gt. Britain: Secretary Eden's
report to the Commons on the
British Russian pact was fre-
quently Interrupted by ap-
plause.
Canada? Agreement est'ablishing
direct diplomatic relations
withithe USSR wasgned in
London, effective immediately,
and not subject to ratification.
Gt.' Britain: Anglo-Soviet com-
munique on Molotov's visit in
London, including the text of
26 May treaty,-publi,shed in
Moscow, London, and Washington.
The usual exchange of telegrams
between Ki,ng George VT and
Kalinin, and messages between
Stalin and Churchill took place.
Washington: A Mutual Aid Agree-
ment was Signed between the U.S.
and the U.S.S.R. .(cf. Ph Sept.
1941; 1 Jan. 1942). A master
lend-lease agreement. Exchange .?
of notes between Ambassador
Litvinov and Secretary Hull de-
claringthe two earlier agree-
ments superseded.
The Soviet-American communique on
Molotov's visit to Washington
was published' simultaneously
there and in Moscow and London.
It stated that full agreement
with respect to the immediate
problem S of creating a second
front was reached, and. the
principal problems of U.S.-
USSR cooperation in solving
the problems of
curity were discussed. ,
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1942
GENERAL FoREIGN RELATIONS
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? .SOVIET: INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JUNE
13
? 16
Gt. Britafri" Molotoy sent telegrams
to Secretary Eden and Mr. "Churchill
eJ,EpressIng gratitude for his welcorii
and theiT pooperatien (answered,
l5 .,June, by Eden).
. Exchange of messages between
President.Rdosevelt-and
Stalln..expressing
cati:on with the results of
Molotov's visit in WaShingten.
Molotov returned to Mos-.
cow., Molotov sent telegrams
,expressing gratitude to
.President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Hull.
Day of the United Nations cele-
brated in. the Soviet Union by
raising the flags of the
UnitedNations on all state and
pub116'bUildings.
?
17 Crimea: Violent German attacks
on the Sevastopol sector re-
pulsed.
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1942
JUNE
18
21
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMER ICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Gt. Britain: The Soviet rati fi ca-
..Molotov said the United States
Molotov reported to the Supreme
t; on of the treaty of 26 May
? had increased Soviet credit for
Soviet on the Anglo-Soviet
occurred in Moscow.
suppli .es from one to three
and Amer* can-Soviet treaties
'billion dollars.
(cf. May 26, June 11).
Cri meal German assault on
Sevast-epol continued despite
tremendous losses.
President Kalinin In a speech said
that American and British aid
would help the Red ,Army to crush
the German invader.
22 Kharkov front: New German of
fel:IONE; Sp. the directi on ofc
Krupyansk Was begun. ' ?
23 Moscow announced German casual-
ties (10,000,?000), ?Scivi et casual-
ties (4,500;9,00) ,during the first
year of war.
2)1 Kharkov front:, Krupyansk taken
by Germans who cut the rail-
road to the l'onets basin; ap-
oroxi mate end of Russian offens-
i which began on 12 May.
Gt. Britain: Churchill sent. .a message
to Stall n 'on the anniversary of the
German attack .upon the Soviet Union..
He promised all possible help, -and
pral sed the treaty Of 26 May.
Iran.: Mohammed Saed, former Ambassador
to Moscow., appointed Foreign Minister..
Gt. Britain: Treaty with USSR rati fied
by King George VI.
France: Soviet communique announcing
that during his vi sit :In London
(21-26 May) V.M. Molotov conferred
wlth _Gen. de Gaulle in the, presence of
USSR Ambassador A.E. Bogomolov and the
French National Committee Foreign Af-
fairs Commi ssar M. Dejean. Molotov
had confirmed to Gen.. de Gaulle the
desire of the Soviet government to
see France take her place In the
world' as a ?great democrat; c anti -
Hitler country.
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DATE -MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1942
GENERAL FOREIGN RELLTIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET-RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JUNE
25 Northern front: Tikhvin and Kholm-
reoapturea ty Germans.(cf. 8-Nov.,
.9 Dec. 1941).
:Ukraine: Beginning of the great
? German Southern offensive.- -
26
27
28 Kursk area: ,German offensive be- .
gun (cf. July 3).
White House announcement that President Roosevelt. and'Mr. Churchill had
had "e*tended and most important" discussions with the Russian Ambas-
sador, at which Mr. Hull was also present. 'At the same time, British,
American, and Russian military, naval, and air -officers had held -
meetings.
Joint statement of President Roosevelt and
ference in Washington, D.C.:. "We recogni
resistance to the main attack being made
tionswwill divert German strength from
Gt...Britain: An Anglo-Soviet Agree-
ment for the financing of supplies .
to Russia signed in Moscew (placing
a further credit of 25 'million ?
pounds at the dispOsal.of,the USSR
Government).
Sweden: .Tass issued a denial, of the
sinking, on 22 June, of the Swedish
ship Ada Gorthon by a Soviet sub-
marine.
Winston Churchill after con-
ze and applaud the Russian
by. Germany...Comling opera-
the attack on Ruseia."
a
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"Free Italians": Declaration
t. the Italian People and
armed.force-5 of. the first
conference of Italian prison-
ers of war in Russia published
in Soviet press:
The framework of the incomplete
Palace of Soviets was dis-
mantled for its steel.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1942
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS'
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
1 SeVastepol capttred by Germans
After 8 months' siege
(cf. Nov. ? 2, 1941; 3 July 1942).
2 Kharkov front: New German offens-
ive toward Belgorod,and Volochansk
begun.
Central front: German drive to out-.
, flank Russians southwest of Rzhev
begun: beginning of a 12 day
battle (of. 'Aug. 4),
3 Sevastopol evacuation announced
by Russians (cf. July 1).
. Kursk area: German offensive-,
. renewed (cf. June 28) spear-
headed by 1000 tanks and 3000
planes:
4 Kursk area: After .a seven day .
tank battle the Russians fell
-back'in one sector.
Sweden: Official announcement made
? that the Soviet Government had-
'orally rejected Sweden's protest? .
against the sinking of the iron
ore ship Acla Gorthon in Swedish
territorial water.s. . . .
Turkey: M. Achikalin.appointed ?
? Ambassador tORUssia. T
Gt.. Britain: Exchange?of ratification
notes of Mutual Assistance Agreement
(26 May) in MosboW.
Exchange of telegrams between.
President.Roosevelt on: the
occasion of. the American
national holiday.
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DATE , MI LIT.ARY DEVELOPMENTS
19142'
. JULY
5
GENERAL: FOREIGN .RELATIONS
Kursk area: Germans claimed to
have penetrated the Russian
positions between Kursls and
Kharkov, reachi ng the Don riVer
near Voronezh.
Kharkov area: Oskol r. ver crossed
by Germans, between Stary Oskol
and Valuiki
Voronezh sector: Violent fighting
as German offensi?ve continUed
west of Voronezh and southwest
of Stary Oskol.
Voronezh capture (wrongly) claimed
by. Germans (cf. July 15), ?
8 Voronezh sector: Stary Oskol eva-
cuated by Reds.
Kursk area: Very strong thrust be,-
gun by GerMans to cross the Don
river; stopped by Reds.
10 -Voronezh sector: Red counter-
offensive to re eve pre sSure
on Voronezh begun.
Southern front: German drive un-
checked: Rososh evacuated by
Reds.
AMERICAN SOVIET. RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Sweden: Government irfformed by the
Sovi et Government that the sinking
of the Ada Gorthon was not caused
by a Russ i an submarine:
Japan: Yakov Aleksandrovich Malik',
new Soviet Ambassador, presented
h-is le tterS of credence to the
Emperor.
Netherlands: An agreement establish-
ing diplomatic re lati ons with the
USSR was signed n London.
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AMERICAN SOVIET REIATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
11
0
Voronezh sector: Germans crossed
the Don near Voronezh; violent
fighting on the approaches to
Voronezh, near Kantemi rovka
and Li si chansk.
12 Southern front: German dri ve
continued; Li si chansk and
Kantemirovka evacuated by
Reds.
13 Voronezh sector.: German storm
of the city begun n force.. ?
Southern front.: German ?drive
continued; Boguchar and - ?
? Miller aye evacuated by Reds;?
Germans approaching Artemovsk,
. Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Voro-
shilovgrad. A break-through,
which was - the beginning Of the
_drive on -,..Stalingrad 'and into
Caucasus., occurred..
Sweden; Tass 'denied further allege.-
ti ons by Swedish newspapers that
Sovi et subniari ne s Were r e s_ponsib 1 e
for a seri es of incidents :in Swe-
dish terri torlal water's.
Poland: Polish .Ambassador,? Prof.
S. Kot, left Kuybyshev for Lon-
don after completi ng his mission
(establishing Poll sh-Russian re-
' lati ens on the basis of agreement;
setti n-g. up an org,ani zati on. te look
after- 1,500,000 Poles in Russia).
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1942
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
A1VER.ICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET ,INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
15 -Voronezh siege begun by Germans
(cf. July 7).
Boguchar and Mi lle rovo evacuated
by Reds.
Southern front: Pravda published
a sti rri ng appeal to stem the
tide, dedlari ng that the enemy -
was now pushing towards Stalin-
grad, "the solar plexus of our
country, so that it was now
"a 'battle for life or death.,
16 Donets Basin: Voroshi lovgrad
evacuated by Reds. =
17 Don bend: The railroad con-
necting the Donets with
Stalingrad cut by Germans.
Central front: Russ i an counter-
attacks progressing in the
Orel and Bryansk area-s.
Japan: The Foreign ster 'stated
? that relations with'Russia were
?sti 11 regulated by the Neutrality
Treaty. The Soviet Government had
assured Japan that the recent
?Anglo-Sovi et Treaty a.nd the Sovi et -
Ameri ce.n agreement contained no
clause relating to Japan.
. Japan: Pre/ill er Tojo reported the
' reassurance of Soviet neutrality
to his-government.
U.S. -closed its consular. office in Helsinki and requested Finland to
-close consulates in the U.S.. not later -than August-i.
Turkey: Alleges Russian bomb throw-
ers sentenced by a- Turkish court -
(cf. 2, 2)i Feb.; 7, 9, March;
. 17 Oct).
Spain: Gen. Franco proclaimed a ?
law for the creation of the
Spani .sh Cortes; stated that
Comrn.uni, sm. was the . chief danger
to Europe, that Spain had defi-
nitely committed herself-to
fighting It 'six years ago, and
would fight it again if, it
. threatened her frontiers.
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PATE MILITARY' DEVELOPMENTS
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
'SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
JULY
18
Southern front: Lower Don River
reached bY Germans'east of. ?
Rostov.
Voronezh sector: Reds counter-
'attacked and held the initia-
tive.
20 Voronezh sector:. Situation was
reversed, by Russians crossing
the Don In force.
21 Lower Dom Russian withdrawal
continued.
22 Voronezh sector: Germans
evacuating the east bank of
the Don River. ? -
Lauer Don: Germans claimed
having crossed the Don river,
and threatening Rostov from
the east.
Gt. Britain: 'Anglo-Soviet week.
in-
augurated at Aldershott; Mr.
Lyttelton disclosed large ship-
ments of tanks and planes to
the USSR.
Yar
Germany: V81kischer. Beobachter
stated that Britain, and not _
Russia or the USA; was Germany's
real enemy; declared that the war
on Russia was only to create eco-
nomic conditions for Lebensraum
and regulate the frontier situa-
tion. Goebbels reported in-
Structing all German newspapers
to drop anti-Russian references.
Norway.(Lendon).:.statement of 'peace
aims included the abandonment of
a Nordic defense block, establish-
ment of a revived and greater
League of Nations, with Norway
acting as a "bridge betkeen the
Atlantic power and the Soviet
Union."
Moscow. dispatches stated that the
: Soviet-Air Force had been re.t
enforced with American-made
bombers.
?
?
Litvinov conferred With President
_
Roosevelt and stressed the :
.
urgency' of opening a second
?European front IMmediately'to
relieve the embattled Russian's.
?
Kalinin's address on the object-
. Ives of propaganda at the Front.
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23
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS:
SOVIET INTEL AFFAIRS
Rostov capture by storm clamed
by Germans (of. 27 July).
Beginning of German drive into
the Caucasus.
'-Lower Don: Novocherkask 'capture'?
claimed by Germans (cP. 27 July
Stalingrad drive: Approximate
beginning of German drivet.with
? Germans crossing the Don at
Tsymlyanskaya (halfway. between
Rostov and Stalingrad), and -
advancing towards the greet?
Don'bend from Kamensk.
26 Voronezh. sector: -Don foreed by
-Russlans?-in'three'addltional
places! . ? . ,
Stalingrad drive.: Russian lines
forced at Chirskaya (60 miles
southwest. of Stallngrad).
27 _Lower Don: Batalsk reached by
.Germans. Russians announced
? the'evacuAtion of-Rostov And
'Novocherkask (of. July A, 25).
Stalingrad drivel A large tank '
battle on. approaches to Kalach:
Sweden: Diplomatic representations
Made tORUsSia following the bomb-
ing of the Baltic Island of OeIand.
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19)42
JULY
28
GENERAL FOREIGN. RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET .RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Lower Don: Germans crosed the
Don River, captured Olginskaya.
Stalingrad drive: Kalach capture
claimed by Germans.
Central front: German attack
near .Rzhev was driven back.
29 Stalingrad.drivel In the Battle .
of the Don bend ? Timoshenko be-
gan throwing in his reserves.
A fierce battle waS developing'
around Kletskava.
? Lower Don: The Germans ad- -
vancing on a 50 mile frOnt,
Captured Proletarskaya. ?
31 Lower -Don: Germans claimed
capture of Kushchevsk,
ad-
vancin on a 150 mile front
towards.Salsk. Beginning of
a three pronged attack on the
Sea of 'AZOV.
Poland .(London): Gen. Sikorski
broadcast a message on the first '
anniversary of the signing of the-
Polish-Soylet Treaty., which he
described' as opening a new era
between Poland and Russia, and.
stated that common hatred of the
Germans. was One of the Chief
pillars of Russo-Polish under-
standing.
Trade agreement of 1937 re-
newed in Washington to
6 Aug. 1943.'
? Pravda madean.urgent appeal
for ending the retreat in
South Russia.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
.19/42
GENERAL FOREIGN RELIZIONS
AMERICAN 'SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AUG.,
1
2 ,Voronezh sector: End of aotive
phase..
Lower Don:? Yeisk on the Sea of
Azov, and Selsk, claimed taken
by Germans-.
3
Caucasus drive: Voroshilovsk
reached by Germans.
Stalingrad drive: Kutelnikov,- .
on Stalingrad railroad, taken
by Germans.
,Central front: Beginning of a
strong, Red drive headed by
? Zhukov, diredted at the Rzhev-
Vyazma salient (cf. 11 Aug).
.5 . caui,,aaus drive: ?Kropotkin cap-
tured by Germansl.the ?Kuban
river reached on a 60 mile,
front.
6 Caucasus drive: Tikhoretsk
claimed by Germans.
_Norway: '211c; Soviet Union and
Norway agreed to raise their.
legations. to embassies. ? (See
. 9 Sept.)
Turkey: JeVad Ahikalin, the new
Ambassador, left for Russia.,
Gt. "Britain1 .Czechoslovakia: Munich
Agreement denounced in an exchange -
of notes.
Trade agreement extension
(cf. 31 July) ratified simul7
'taneouSly In Moscow' arid Washing-
ton.
Moscow: Maj. Gen. Bradley arrived
on a special war aid mission.
Admiral Standley, the American
ambassador, arrived in Moscow.
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DATE MILITARY:DEVELOPMENTS-
1942
*GENERALJOREIGN RELATIONS. '
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
AUG.
7 ?aucasus_drive: Armavir was the
Center of heavy fighting.
CaucasuS. drive: German break-
through near Armavir admitted. ,
The Germans were advancing from
2 directions on Malkop. Malkop
oil-wells set on fire by Reds.-
Caucasus drive: Maikop taken by
Germans (cf. 20.AUg.). Caucasus
foothills claimed reached by
?Germans on a 250-mi1e front. -
10 Caucasus drive: Pyatigorsk cap-
ture claimed by Germans.
Stalingrad drive: West of Kalach,
a Red army was claimed to be
trapped by Germans.
11 Stalingrad drive: German break-
through,- south of-Kletskayaj-_.
admitted by Reds. ?
Central front: Zhukov's Rzhev-
Vyazma drive (cf. Aug. 4)
became a full-fledged offensive
along a front. of 70 miles ?
(cf. 26 August).
Poland: Exchange of telegrams be-
'tweenGenSikorski and'Marshal
StalinontlleoceasiOn of the -
first anniversary.of the signing
of the PolishRussian agreement.
Iran: Quayam es-Zultaneh (head of a
new government), stated in Parlia-
meht that the relations between Iran
and Great 'Britain and Russia would be.
based on the Treaty of Alliance.
Moscow: Gen. Bradley disavowed
?that his mission had anything
to do with the second front,
but dealt with speeding up
deliveries from the U.S. to
the USSR.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
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GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
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AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTLRNAL AFFAIRS
AUG.
12
13 Stalingrad drive: Eli sta.,- on the
approaches to Astrakhan, cap-
tured by Germans (farthest
advance in this direct; on).
Caucasus drive: Heavy fighting
near. Cherkessk and Krasnodar,.
with large German losses.
War conferences in Moscow
. (12-16 August) between Churdhi. 11
and Stali n (their first meeting),
Turkey: Ambassador Jevad Achikalin
arrived in Kuybyshev.
15 Summary of operati ons s nce
15 May released by Sovi nform-
buro (19 August): German
losses, 480,000 killed, 770,000
captured and wounded; 3,390
tanks, 4,000 planes; Soviet .
losses, 606,000 killed, wounded
or lost; 2,240 tanks, 2198 planes.
16 Stalingrad drive: Don bend: France: (Fighti ng).: Validity of
Germans clamed breaking through passports recognized by the USSR
the Russian post ions, reaching and other nations.
the river in the northern loop
of the bend.
Caucasus: Mai kop evacuated by Reds.
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The Jewish Anti .4asci st Corn-
m4.ttee issued an account of
the ki11ng in Minsk of:.
72,000 Jews.
Moscow: V.M. Molotov appointed
first vi ce-chairman.of Council
of People's Commissars for all
questions related to the work
of the. Supreme. Soviet.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS.
19142
AUG.
17
GENERAL.FOREIGN RELATIONS AMERICAN -SOVIET RELATIONS
--
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Stalingrad drive: Battle of Don
bend ended as Germans claimed
having reached the. Don at all
points. -
Official announcements (dated 18 August) issued similtaneously in Moscow
and London diSclosing the return of Mr. Churchill-from MoScow negotia-
tions with Stalin which included also Harriman, Molotov, Voroshilov,
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, Sir Archibald Wavell, Brig. Spalding (head
of Russia lend-lease) and Mr. Roy .Henderson.
Ambassador Harr5Jman recorded on '
sound film a statement 5n which
he said that the President of
the USA would adhere to all
the decisions which-Mr. Chur-
chill might take 5.n Moscow.
18
Stalingrad drive: Don Basin.
Gt. Britain: Churchill sent a mes-
claimed to.be.entirely in .the
hands of the Germans. A. series
of fierce Red atta.cks.south,of
sage of gratitude to Stalin.
Stalingrad forced Germans to
fall back.
19
Caucasus drive: Minerulnye Vody
admittedly evacuated by Reds.
20
Caucasus drive: Krasnodar cap-
ture admitted by Reds
(cf. 9 Aug.).
Stalingrad drive: Bridgehead
secured by. Reds on the Don
River near Kletskaya. ? -
21
Stalingrad drive: Kutelnikovo
Turkey: Ambassador Achikalin re-
sector: .A large scale motorized
advance begun by Germans.
ceived by V.M. Molotov.
Caucasus drive i Breakthrough by
Germans in Pvatigorsk admitted
by the Russians.
President Roosevelt announced
at a press conference Mr.
Wendell Wilkie's mission to
the USSR and the Near East
as a special representative.
?
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DATE MTtITARY DEVELOPMENTS
1942
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS'
?
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATiONS
SOVIET INTERNAL_ AFFAIRS _
AUG.
22
Stalingrad drive:
Germans crossed
strength.
Caucasus drive:
by Germans.
At Kletskayat
the Don in
Krymskaya claimed
Centralfronti Russian offensive
in the Orel sector launched.
Caucasus drive: Prokhladnaya
(85 miles from Grozny) reached -
by Germans.
25 Caucasus drive: Rumanian troops
captured Temryuk on the Sea of
Azov, and claimed mastery of
the whole eastern coast. Nazi'
flag reported hoisted on Mt.
Elbrus.
Turkey: Ambassador J. Achikalin:
presented his credentials to
M.T. Kalinin.
Belgium: The Anbassader presented
his credentials to M.I. Kalinin.
. .
26- Caucasus drive: Mozdok region, Gt. Britain:, The Home Secretary re-
on the edgeof.Grozny oil fields, moved the ban on the London Daily
reached byGermans. General ad- Worker and The Week.
vance checked at this pont.
Central front: Rzhev-Vyazna- drive
? (cf. 11, 31 Aug.), Reds announced
routing nine German divisions,
advancing 25-30 miles.
Stalingrad: Russians admitted the
situation had reached its most
critical point.
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E. YaroSlaVsky broadcast a
-plea to reconquer the North
Caucasus and the Kuban area,
and indicated the danger of
Germans cutting the Volga,
? Securing Baku oil.
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DATE
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AUG..
27
MILITARY DEVELOPMENT S
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN .SOVIET RELATIONS SOVIET INTERNAL. AFFAIRS
28 Stalingrad: A seri es of Red
'counterattacks northwest of
city stopped German advance.
First German attempt to storm
the city by surpri-se frustrated.
29 Central front: First line of Rzhev
-.defenses claimed pierced .by
??'Rus-
sins. ?
Leningrad: - Renewal ?of German at-
tack ijidicated.
Stalingrad dr; ve 3 Following a
break through by motorized troops,
the Germans were approaching the
outskirts of Stalingrad.
(cf. 12 Sept.).
SEPT.
1 .Caucasus dri ye: Anapa on the Black Canada": Wheat shipments to Russia
Sea . reached by Germans following in large amounts announced by
break through- defenses at Mouth the Minister of Trade. ?
of the Kuban Ri ver. ? German and
Ri.).mani?an troops passed across the
Kerch straits-.
-7
Gen Zhukov appointed Stalin' s
First Deputy as Commissar
of Defense.
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DATE III LI TARY DEVELOPLENT S
19)12
GENERAL FDREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
- SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPT.
2
5
7
Caucasus dri.ve: Juncti on of two
German forces effected at Taman
peninsula.
Stalingrad d ye: We stern sub?
urbs, reached by Germans.
Caucasus dri vet Terek bri dge -
heads won by Germans.
Caucasus drive t Russi an resi st-
ance reported brought to end in
the Taman area; Novorossi sk cap-
ture dal med by Germans
(cf. Sept. 11-12).
? Yugoslavia: Agreement WI th the USSR, .
n London, for ra sing of Legati ons .
" to rank of Embassies (cf. ? 9 Sept.).
Bulgari a: Sovi et Government decided
to close consulate at Varna
(cf. 7, 24 Sept.).
Gt. Bri tain:. The . Soy; et Ambassador
? -stated n London that hus Sian -
lbsses- averaged ? between 6,000 and
7,000 a day.
Bulgari a: Bulgarian Mini star to
the USSR noti ed of decl si on by
USSR government to close consulate
at Varna (oft 24 Sept.).
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Communist party Chief of '
Propaganda Dept. announced
that the 4th year of the
war would bring the de struc -
ti on of Hit1e ri sm. German
losses exceeded 10,000,000
men; buss-la's losses;.
4,500,000..
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS
?19)4.2
GENERAL :FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPT.
8
Sp.lingrad: Capture- of command-
ing heights clamed by GermanS.
11 Caucasus drive: Street fighting
still reported in Novorossisk.
12 Caucasus drive: Novorossisk cap-
ture completed by Germans
(cf. Sept. 6).
Stalingrad drive: German break
through reached outskirts of
Stalingrad from southwest.
? Germans in position to launch
a direct assault.
Central front: . Red ad-Vance to
wards Mga Junction continued,
notwithstanding violent German
? resistance.
Canada: -Agreement with the uan
signed In London whereby a stock '
of Canadian wheat (to 9 million
bushels) might be drawn _upon by.
Russia on credit.
Norwegian, Yugoslav, and Czech
jegations raised to rank of
Embassies.
Norway: Ambassador R. Andvord
presented Credentials to
M.I. Kalinin.,
W.A. Harriman, at Russian War
Relief dinner in New York,
said "quick and increasing
material aid" must be given
the Soviet Union, because its
"hope springs from us." He
stated that Russia wanted
America to keep Japan fully
occupied in the Pacific so
that she could not attack
-Siberia.
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DATE MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS ?
1942
- GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET REIATIONS.
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
SEPT.
13
14 Caucasus drive: Terek bridgehead:
Russians forced back.
Stalingrad drive: Dominant hill
northwest of city occupied by
Germans; deterioration of situ-
ation'on all three sides of city
reported by Rusaians.?
15 Stalingrad: Main railroad station
captured by Germans. .
16 Stalingrad drive: Germans claimed
penetrating the 'city and reaching
the Volga in the northwest and
central sectors.
18. Voronezhtsector: Reds reported
opening.an-offensive from four
directions:
M. Garreau, Minister for the.
Fighting French National Com-
? -mittee, left Moscow for Caro.
Belgium: ,Bogomolov, USSR Ambassador
to the .Polish and Norwegian govern-
ments.appointed Soviet Minister to
Belgium also.
Bulgarian police raided the Soviet
consulate in Varna, and the Soviet
mi:hister protested.
Japan: New Foreign Minister, Masayuka
Tani, told the press that there was
no change 4n Japan's policy with
respect to the Neutrality Pact with
the Soviet Union:
Mr. Harriman returned to London
from a visit to the USA to re-
port to President Roosevelt.
In 6th tend-Lease report, Presi-
dent Roosevelt.said_35% of this
aid was going to the,Soviet
Union.
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Pravda published a battle-cry
?to.the defenders of Stalin-
grad: "Death rather than
surrender. The Red Army
swears to hold Stalingrad
and to defend the Fatherland
.to the death."
Stalin ssued an order to the
, troops at Stalingrad to take
the offensive and make a
supreme effort for viotory.
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DATE MILITARY. DEVELOPMENT S
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SEPT.
19
? GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AlPFAIRS
Cauca st'ls (East):- Initative re-
ported passing to the Russians
I n Mozdok area.
20 Voronezh sector: German counter-
attacks repulsed, begi riling four
day-s hard fi ghti ng.
Stalingrad,: Germans reached the
harbor di -stri
21 Len i ngrad-Voikhov front,: Rus?S'i an
gai n.s at Volkho claithed.
22
Iran: Ambaeqador Maj-ld Ah l received
by J.V. Stalin n the presence of
V.M. Molotov. ' ?
Finland: The Fi nni sh Legation in .
Washington issued a statement
asserting that Finland 'wants to
cease fighting as Soon as the ?
. threat to her existence had been
averted and' guarantee s have been
obtained for her lasting security"
It was stated, however; that no -
-peace proposals had been made to -
Finland-.
Moscow: Mr. ? Wi.1.1k1 e arrived. ?
.He stated in press conference
Russia's need of the second
? front, and claimed Stalingrad
front, as much .a Brit; sh and
Arne ri can front as a Russian!,
"because 'thi war is' global
na fur e."
Moscow.: . W liki e and the Ameri-
can Ambassador were received
by Molotov;
Austral; It was learned that
30,000 sheepskins were be ng pre-
sented by the Australian Red
Cross to the Red Cross of the
USSR for s ck and wounded Russian
troops and for women and chi ldren.
Moscow:News (1 n Kuybyshev) said
that TTEZ huge British and
Uni ted States armies are mere
b,ystanders", While the war
was bei ng decided at Stalin-
grad.
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19)12
SEPT.
23
26
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS
AMERICAN SOVIET RELATIONS
SOVIET INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Caucasus (west): German attack
from Mai kop towards Tuapse re -
vealed.
Leni ngrad: Red, garri son reported
across the Neva, attacking Ger-
mans below SchltIs se lburg.
Stall ngrad: More points on the
Volga reported reached by Ger-
mans.
Stall ngrad: Further German break-
through n northwest part of city
by two fresh di vi si.ons.
Bulgari a: Tess denied that Sovi et
planes bombed 'Bulgari a.
Bulgari.a: Reports from Vichy and
Berlin elle ging: the closure of
Sovi et consulate at Varna den. ed
by the .Sovi et government
(cf. 5, 7 Sept.).
Japan: Masa.yul