Joseph Stalin By facebooker_768888269 Dec 21, 1879 Joseph Stalin Is Born in Gori, Georgia Jan 14, 1943 The Casablanca War Conference Is Held Feb 4, 1945 The Yalta Conference Is Held May 8, 1945 The Allied Powers Achieve Victory in Europe May 8, 1945 The Soviet Union Occupies East Germany, Austria, Manchuria, Korea, and the Kuril Islands May 1, 1946 The U.S. Halts All Reparations Shipments to the Eastern Zone and Combines All Sectors of West Germany Into One Jun 24, 1948 Stalin Orders A Complete Blockade of West Berlin Period: Jun 27, 1948 to May 25, 1949 The U.S. Uses The Berlin Airlift To Supply West Berlin May 12, 1949 The Blockade of West Berlin Was Officially Ended Mar 5, 1953 Joseph Stalin Dies In Kuntsevo, Russia At The Age Of 75