1944 - Population
Population
Moscow publishes edicts in the summer aimed at replacing the millions of war dead suffered by the nation. The edicts reward mothers with cash payments that increase according to the number of their children, confer decorations on those with especially large families, and erect obstacles to divorce.
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De Bono, Emilio|Mussolini, Benito|Ciano, Galeazzo|Anzio|Tuskegee Airmen|RAF|Berlin : in World War II|Leningrad : in World War II|Monte Cassino|Norden bombsight|Warsaw : in World War II|Hungary : in World War II|Hungary : and Germany|Germany : and Hungary|Kállay, Miklos|Konev, Ivan Stepanovich|Manstein, Erich von|Odessa|Sevastopol : in World War II|Chechnya : and Russia|Russia : and Chechnya|Clark, Mark|Rome, in World War II|Alexander, Sir Harold|Eisenhower, Dwight D.|Operation Overlord|Gavin, James M.|Patton, George S.|Rommel, Erwin|Tedder, Sir Arthur W.|Ramsey, Admiral Bertram H.|D-Day|rockets|London : in World War II|Davies, David Davies, 1st Baron|Soviet Union : in World War II|Germany : in World War II|Mandel, Georges|Hitler, Adolf|Canaris, Wilhelm|Gessler, Otto|Haushofer, Karl|Haushofer, Albrecht|Goebbels, Joseph|Messerschmidt Me 262|Heinkel, Ernst|Poland : in World War II|Warsaw : in World War II|Bradley, Gen. Omar|Schacht, Hjalmar|Konev, Ivan Stepanovich|Canada : in World War II|Patton, George S., Jr.|Montgomery, Bernard L.|Lattre de Tassigny, Jean de|Kluge, Gunther von|Model, Walter|Patton, Gen. George S., Jr.|France : in World War II|Marseilles|Paris : in World War II|de Gaulle, Charles|Hodges, Courtney H.|Bucharest : in World War II|Romania : in World War II|United Nations|Dumbarton Oaks|Mannerheim, Carl G. von|Kollontai, Aleksandra|Finland : Russia and|Svinhufvud, Pehr Evind|Tanner, Väinö|Paasikivi, Juho Kusti|rockets|De Havilland Aircraft Co.|Antwerp : in World War II|buzz bombs|Braun, Wernher von|Moureu, Henri|heavy water|Hurricane plane|Boyington, "Pappy|Burma : in World War II|Wingate, Orde C.|Slim, William J.|Bose, Subhas Chandra|Merrill, Frank D.|Merrill's Marauders|MacArthur, Douglas|Higgins, Andrew Jackson|Navy, U.S. : in World War II|Gallery, Adm. Daniel V.|B-29|Japan : in World War II|Toyoda, Soemu|Ozawa, Jisaburo|Boeing : B-29|Marianas|Saito, Gen. Yoshitsugo|Navajo : in World War II|Konoye, Fumimaro|Molotov, Vyacheslav|Saipan|Thailand : in World War II|Phibunsongkhram, Lunag|Phanomyong, Pridi|Pahlevi, Riza Shah|Abbas II of Egypt|Iran|Antwerp : in World War II|Brussels : in World War II|Roosevelt, Franklin D.|Churchill, Winston|Quebec Conferences|Belgium : in World War II|Netherlands : in World War II|Bulgaria : in World War II|Sofia|Belgrade : in World War II|Yugoslavia : in World War II|Athens : in World War II|Albania|Hoxha, Enver|Greece : civil war in|Rommel, Erwin|Szálasi, Ferenc|Cheshire, G. 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