1944 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1944 in the [Soviet Union|Union of Soviet partisans|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 14 - WWII: Soviet troops start the offensive at Leningrad and Novgorod.
- January 17 - WWII: Soviet Union ceases production of the Mosin–Nagant 1891/30 sniper rifle.
- January 29 - WWII: Koniuchy massacre: Soviet and Jewish partisans kill at least 38 villagers in Koniuchy, Poland.
- March 6 - WWII: Soviet Army planes attack Narva, Estonia, destroying almost the entire baroque old town.
- March 9 - WWII: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia, killing 757 and leaving 25,000 homeless.
- March 15 - Soviet Union introduces new anthem, replacing The Internationale.
- May 9 - WWII: In the Russian city of Sevastopol, Soviet troops completely drive out German forces.
- May 12 - WWII: Soviet troops finalize the liberation of the Crimea.
- May 18 - WWII: Deportation of the Crimean Tatars by the government of the Soviet Union.
- June 9 - WWII: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin launches the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive against Finland, with the intent of defeating Finland before pushing for Berlin.
- June 22 - WWII: Operation Bagration: A general attack by Soviet forces clears the German forces from Belarus, resulting in the destruction of German Army Group Centre, possibly the greatest defeat of the Wehrmacht during WWII.
- June 25 - WWII: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala begins between Finnish and Soviet troops. Finland is able to resist the attack and thus manages to remain an independent nation.
- July 3 - WWII: Soviet troops liberate Minsk.
- July 8: The Mother Heroine award is established.
- July 10 - WWII: Soviet troops begin operations to liberate the Baltic countries.
- September 5 - WWII: The Soviet Union declares war on Bulgaria.
- September 6 - WWII: Tartu Offensive in Estonia concludes with Soviet forces capturing Tartu.
- September 19 - WWII: An armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, ending the Continuation War.
- September 22 - WWII: The Red Army captures Tallinn, Estonia.
- October 9 - WWII: Fourth Moscow Conference: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin begin a 9-day conference in Moscow to discuss the future of Europe.
- December 14 - Soviet government changes Turkish place names to Russian in the Crimea.
- December 18 - Joseph Stalin celebrates his 66th birthday.
Births
- April 6 – Zoya Krylova