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Uborevich, I. P., in
Uchitel, Yerlm
Ukhtomsky, Aleksei A.
Ulanova, Galina
Ulyanov, Aleksandr
Umansky, Konstantin
Uspensky, A. A.
Uspensky, Lev
Utyosov, Leonid

Vaganova, Agrippina
 Vagner, N.
 Valdman, V. S.
 Valov (writer)
 Vandel, K. K.
 Vandel, Mikki
 Vannikov, B. L.
 Varvara, Countess
 Vashugin, Nikolai N.
 Vasilevsky, Marshal A. M.

     defense of Leningrad and
     Volkhov offensive and (Jan. 1942)
 Vasileyeva, Anna
 Vasilyev, Misha
 Vasyutina, Yevgeniya
     anniversary of Revolution and (1941)

 Vatunin, Marshal N. F.
  VechernayaMoskva (newspaper)
 Velter, Nadezhda
 Verbitsky, A. D.
 Vereisky, G. S.
 Veresov, A.
  Victory, To (newspaper)
  Viktorov, Adm. M. V., i n

Vilm, Ada
Vinogradov, A. I.w
Virona (transport)
Vishinsky, Andrei Y.
    invasion threat and
Vishnevsky, Vsevolod
    anniversary of Revolution and
        1941
        1942
    on clean-up of city (Mar. 1942)
    defense of Baltic Fleet and
    defense of Tallinn and
    electric power failure and
    exhortation of
    fuel famine and
    on German prisoners
    German troop strength and (summer
            1942)
    hint of purges by
    on his daily life
    jokes recorded byJ
    on Leningrad
    liberation of Leningrad and
    May Day (1942) and
    May Day shelling (1943) and
    medal given to
    New Year's party and (1943)
    optimism of
    panic noted by
    pets and

play of presence of death and, proposed trip to U.S. of,

    proposed trip to U.S. of
    rats and
    recapture of Shlisselburg and
    on resumption of life in city (Apr. 1942)
    rumors of war's end and (1943)
    scenario of (Mar. 1942)
    Solyany Park exhibition and
    traitorous writers and
Vladimirovna, Anastasiya
Vlasov, Lt. Gen. Andrei A.
    background of
    encirclement of Second Shock Army
             (June 1942) and
Vodopyanov, Georgi V.
 VolkischerBeobachter (newspaper)
Voikov, Gen. Nikolai I.
 Volodarsky (mine layer)
Volkhonsky, Grigori V.
Volkhov, Capt.
Volkhov
    defense of (Nov. 1941)
    Iskra operation in
    Russian offensive on (Jan. 1942)
Volzhenin, Vladimir

Voronov, Marshal Nikolai N., no

    anniversary of Revolution and (1941)
    defense of Baltic Fleet and
    in defense of Leningrad

    invasion and
    Kulik and
    liberation of Leningrad and
    siege of Leningrad and
    Stalin and
    Volkhov offensive (Jan. 1942) and
    on war plans
Vorontsov, Adm. M. A.
Voroshilov, Marshal Kliment
    animosity between Bychevsky and
    in defense of Leningrad
        failure of
        replacement of
        Stalin and
        State Defense Committee and
    drain of Northern Front by
    invasion threat and
    in Iskra operation
    in Luga line
    named commander
    D. G. Pavlov's removal and
    Volkhov front and
Vorozheikina, Zina
Voznesensky, A. A.
Voznesensky, N. A.
 V tor ay a Pyatiletka (transport)

Walther, Gebhardt von
Warlimont, Gen. Walter
Wehrmacht (German Army)
    area controlled by (1943)
    Army Group Center of
        offensive of (June 1941)
        depth of penetration
        Russian winter offensive (1942) and
    Army Group Nord of

        Baltic nationalists and
        counteroffensive proposed against
             (Aug. 1941)
        depth of penetration (June 1941)
        Luga line falls to (Aug. 1941)
        Mga falls to
        Neva crossing of
        offensive of (June 1941)

Wehrmacht (German Army): Army
            Group Nord of (cont'd)
        order to capture Leningrad (June
        Russian winter 1942 offensive and
        Shlisselburg falls to (Sept. 1941)
        strength of (June 1941)
        Tallinn falls to (July 1941)
        Tikhvin and (Oct. 1941)
    Army Group Slid of
        concentration of (1941)
        Fifth Column preceding
        Iskra operation and (1943)
        Leningrad and

        losses in Stalingrad
        1941 campaigns of
        retreat of Red Army and
        shelling by
        siege guns of
        summer offensive of (1942)
    See also German Army units
Weizsacker, Baron Ernst von

Welles, Sumner
Werth, Alexander
West Siberia Military District
Western Military District
    combat alert of
    destruction of air force of
    See also Western Front
Wilhelm II (Kaiser)
Willkie, Wendell
Winter Palace
Witte, Maj.
Wormann, Ernst

Yagoda, Genrikh G.
Yakir, I. E., in
YakovSverdlov (mine layer)
Yakovlenko, M. G.
Yakovlev, A.
Yakovlev, Gen. N. D.
Yakovlev, Pavel
Yakovlev, Lt. Gen. V. F.
Yakovlevich, Aleksandr
Yakushin, Peter
Yamaguchi (military attache)
Yankevich, Aleksandr
Yarvamaa (transport)
Yefremov, V. S.
Yegorov, Marshal A. I.
Yeremenko, Marshal A. I.
Yermakov, Gen. F. A.
Yesenin, Sergei A.
Yevstigneyev, Gen. Pyotr P.
Yezersky, Sergei

Yezhov, Nikolai
Yudenich, Gen. N. N.
Yugoslavia
Yushkevich, Adolf
Zabelina, Nadezhda
Zagursky, Boris I.
Zagurslko, L. N.
Zaitsev, Maj. Gen. P. A.
Zakharikov, Leonid
Zaltsman, I. M.
Zamirovsky, Col.
Zeltser, Johann
Zhdanov, Andrei A.
    anniversary of Revolution and
        1941
        1942
    Baltic defenses and
    city-wide order and
    code names for
    conference with Stalin (Dec. 1941)
    convalescent stations and
    crimes for food and
    death of
    decisions of, and death toll
    in defense of Leningrad
        departure of
        fall of Shlisselburg and
        food rations (Nov. 1941) and
        losses of supply barges and
        replacement of Voroshilov and
        sacrificing Leningrad and
        shipping out of factories
        Stalin and
        Stalin's criticism of
        State Defense Committee and
        Zhdanov opposed
    in defense of Volkhov
    departure of (Apr. 1944)
    drain on Northern Front by
    evacuations and
    exhaustion of
    Fedyuninsky and
    foreign policy mistakes of
    fortifications work of
    friendship with Adm. Kuznetsov
    fuel famine and
    German summer (1942) offensive and
    Gusev and
    hopes of (Dec. 1941)
    increase in rations and (Dec. 1941),
    invasion threat and
    in Iskra operation
    Ladoga supply route and
    leadership of
    liberation of Leningrad and
    lost ration cards and
    in Luga line
    May Day (1943) and
    measures taken by (Jan. 1942)
    named co-commander
    "open city" proposal and
    power position of
        loss of (June 1941)
        return to power of (Apr. 1944)
        role in purges
    on restoration of city
    Russian summer (1942) offensive and
    source materials on
    Stavka and
    use of artillery and
    view of Hitler
    Vlasov and
    war with Finland and
    war efforts of
    winter 1942 Russian offensive and
Zhdanov, Col. N. N.
Zhdanov, Yuri
Zhebelev, Sergei
Zhelesnodorozhnik (tanker)
Zhemchuzhnikov, I. F.
Zhigarev, Marshal P. F.
Zhilin, Lt. I. S.
Zhilo, Yevgeny
Zhukov, Marshal Georgi K.
    banishment of
    as commander of Leningrad
    in defense of Leningrad
        attempt to break siege (Sept. 1941)

        in command
        stabilization of front (late 1941)
    Govorov and
    invasion threat and

        defensive preparations and
        on invasion day
        misinterpretation of
    offensive on Moscow front of (Nov.
            Dec. 1941)
    Stavka and
    as subordinate
Zimin, G. L.
Zinovyev, Grigori
Zolotukhin, P. V.
Zonin, Aleksandr I.
Zoshchenko, Mikhail
    Zhdanovshchina and
Zotov, Gen. Aleksandr
Zotov, Maj. Gen. V. F.
Zozulya, Capt. F. V.
Zubkov, I. G.
Zubkovsky, N. A.
Zuyev, Ivan V.
Zverev, V. Z.
Zvezda (magazine)

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