Atlas of Battles

commander, 17 engagements

Battles of Joseph Stalin

Battles of Joseph Stalin

politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953, 1878 to 1953

Joseph Stalin is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1918 and 1945: 15 battles and 2 campaigns across 10 present-day countries, most in Russia (6), Finland (2), Soviet Union (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 32,324 km apart end to end, 2,155 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (11), Russian Civil War (1), Kumul Rebellion (1).

Battle of TsaritsynRed Army invasion of GeorgiaSoviet invasion of Xinjiangbombing of Helsinki in World War IIAnglo-Soviet invasion of IranBattle of RzhevCase BlueOperation UranusBattle of RomaniaKamenets-Podolsky PocketSoviet–Japanese Warbombing of Helsinki in Winter WarBattle of MoscowOperation BarbarossaBattle of StalingradBattle of KurskBattle of BerlinBattle of MoscowOperation BarbarossaBattle of StalingradBattle of KurskBattle of BerlinŌsakaManilaSeoulTehranTaipeiBengaluruBangkokBaghdadChengduÜrümqi5000 km46.085N, 76.500E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1918: 1 engagements1921: 1 engagements1934: 1 engagements1939: 1 engagements1941: 3 engagements3 in 19411942: 3 engagements3 in 19421943: 2 engagements1944: 2 engagements1945: 2 engagements19181945
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tsaritsyn, 1918Red Army invasion of Georgia, 1921Soviet invasion of Xinjiang, 1934bombing of Helsinki in World War II, 1939Battle of Moscow, 1941Operation Barbarossa, 1941Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, 1941Battle of Rzhev, 1942Battle of Stalingrad, 1942Case Blue, 1942Battle of Kursk, 1943Operation Uranus, 1943Battle of Romania, 1944Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket, 1944Battle of Berlin, 1945Soviet–Japanese War, 194519181945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
July 1918Battle of TsaritsynVolgograd, RussiaWhite Army; White Army captures city in June 1919; Red Army...
1921Red Army invasion of GeorgiaSouth Caucasus, Azerbaijan1,018 km SESoviet victory
1934Soviet invasion of XinjiangXinjiang, China3,108 km ECeasefire
1939bombing of Helsinki in World War IIGermany, Finland5,620 km NWFinnish victory; Soviet failure to destroy the city; Soviet...
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow Oblast, Soviet Union1,893 km NESoviet victory
1941Operation BarbarossaUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuania860 km WAxis strategic failure
1941Anglo-Soviet invasion of IranPahlavi dynasty, Iran3,431 km SEAnglo-Soviet victoryAbdication of Iranian monarch Reza Shah...
1942Battle of RzhevTver Oblast, Russia3,131 km NGerman victory
23 August 1942Battle of StalingradVolgograd, Russia1,148 km SESoviet victory
1942Case BlueRostov-on-Don, Russia395 km SWSoviet victory
1943Battle of KurskKursk, Soviet Union562 km NWSoviet victory
1943Operation UranusVolgograd, Russia685 km SESoviet victory
1944Battle of RomaniaRomania1,496 km WAllied victory; Romania defects to the Allies following a...
8 April 1944Kamenets-Podolsky PocketTernopil, Ukraine352 km NStrategic Soviet victory; 1st Panzer Army encircled...
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlin, Germany1,001 km NWSoviet victory
1945Soviet–Japanese WarManchukuo, Russia7,624 km NESoviet victory
date unknownbombing of Helsinki in Winter WarHelsinki, FinlandFinnish victory; Soviet failure to destroy the city; Soviet...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.