Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942
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The Anglo-Soviet Treaty of 1942 was a World War II alliance agreement between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union that formalized their military cooperation against Nazi Germany and laid out plans for postwar collaboration.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allied–Soviet negotiations on second front | 1 |
| Soviet–British alliance | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II treaty
ⓘ
alliance treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-Soviet Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Alliance with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1942 in international relations
ⓘ
Treaties of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ World War II diplomacy ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
consultation on peace settlement after the war
ⓘ
mutual assistance against Germany ⓘ no separate peace with Germany ⓘ postwar cooperation between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| context | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | 20 years ⓘ |
| hasSignatoryRole |
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
consolidated the Eastern Front alliance against Nazi Germany
ⓘ
laid groundwork for postwar Allied negotiations ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar European settlement discussions ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | final years of World War II ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | treaty of alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding alliance treaty ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
British government of Winston Churchill
ⓘ
Soviet government of Joseph Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedEntity | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes |
Tehran Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yalta Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a wartime alliance between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union
ⓘ
to formalize military cooperation between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany ⓘ to outline postwar collaboration between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| reaffirmed | Anglo-Soviet military cooperation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Allied powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | formal recognition of the Soviet Union as a key British ally in World War II ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Anthony Eden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vyacheslav Molotov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOn | 26 May 1942 ⓘ |
| strengthened | Anglo-Soviet relations ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
European security
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ postwar political cooperation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allied–Soviet negotiations on second front
this entity surface form:
Soviet–British alliance