5 Mar 1953
  • Maksim Saburov stepped down as the Chairman of State Planning Committee of the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Maksim Saburov | CPC]
Russia
  • Joseph Stalin passed away at the Kuntsevo Dacha, Kuntsevo, Moscow Oblast (now Fili District of the city of Moscow), Russia. ww2dbase [Joseph Stalin | Kuntsevo, Moscow | CPC]

5 Mar 1953 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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