FC Start and WWII By dragonruler09 Jan 16, 1930 football became popular in the soviet union May 22, 1936 soviet top leagues are established Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 WWII Jun 22, 1941 GERMANY INVADED SOVIET UNIONS many of the players joined the army Aug 6, 1942 flakelf vs FC, FC wins Aug 9, 1942 flakelf revenge match against FC Aug 10, 1942 kiev vs FC players were shot afterward because they humiliated germany Aug 16, 1942 FC start beat RUKH 8-0 on the 18th some of them were arrested