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Physical map of the Second Polish Republic. The country's total area, after the annexation of Trans-Olza, was 389,720 km 2 (150,470 sq mi). It extended 903 km (561 mi) from north to south and 894 km (556 mi) from east to west.
Jun 13, 2024 · Poland - History, Culture, Politics: With an area of about 150,000 square miles (389,000 square km) and more than 27 million inhabitants (more than 35 million by 1939), interwar Poland was the sixth largest country in Europe.
Shortly before the Second World War, in April 1939, Poland had 264 powiats, 611 urban and 3195 rural gminas and 40533 gromads. The division was based on a three-tier system. On the lowest rung were the gminy, which were little more than local town and village governments.
May 5, 2023 · Soviet and German sphere of influence in the Second Polish Republic according to Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact 1939.PNG 1,551 × 1,739; 457 KB
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939. The state was established in the final stage of World War I.
An historical black-and-white administrative map of the Second Republic of Poland showing national, voivodeship, and powiat boundaries of the country; the outline of former Galicia is still clear in the southeastern four voivodeships.
The Second Polish Republic, in 1939, was invaded by the Greater German Reich and the U.S.S.R. after refusing to make territorial changes towards Germany. Poland was then fully occupied by both countries 39 days later. The government fled to the United Kingdom and became the Polish government-in-exile, while based in London.
