1945 in the Soviet Union
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The following lists events that happened during 1945 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Incumbents
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin
- Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Kalinin
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin
Events
- January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army.[1]
- January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Prussia.
- January 17 – WWII: The Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Poland.
Births
- 13 March – Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician
- 31 March – Lidiya Belozyorova, Ukrainian actress
- 9 August – Zurab Sakandelidze, Georgian basketball player (d. 2004)
- 3 October – Viktor Saneyev, Georgian triple jumper, Olympic champion (d. 2022)
Deaths
- 21 January – Joachim von Busse, World War I flying ace (born 1893)
- 3 March – Karl Thom, World War I German flying ace (born 1893)
See also
References
- ^ Duffy, C. Red Storm on the Reich: The Soviet March on Germany, 1945 Routledge 1991 ISBN 0-415-22829-8. Page 67
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