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Poland WWII

By Roel_Timperman_CWGC

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
    One week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (the Devil's Pact) between Germany and the Soviet Union, and the day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union approved the pact.
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    Invasion of Poland

    Attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic and the Soviet Union. Marked the beginning of World War II

  • Soviets invade Poland

    Soviets invade Poland
    Without a formal declaration of war, on 17 September 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west. Subsequent military operations lasted for the following 20 days and ended on 6 October 1939 with the two-way division and annexation of the entire territory of the Second Polish Republic by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.