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The Invasion of Poland, [e] also known as the September Campaign, [f] Polish Campaign, [g] War of Poland of 1939, [h] and Polish Defensive War of 1939 [i] [13] (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; which marked the beginning of World War II. [14]
- Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as...
- Soviet Invasion of Poland
The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the...
- Beginning of World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2...
- Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig (German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish:...
- Juliusz Rómmel
Juliusz Karol Wilhelm Józef Rómmel (German: Julius Karl...
- Slovak Republic
The (First) Slovak Republic (Slovak: (Prvá) Slovenská...
- Danzig Police
Nazism, political repression, and conflict with Poland...
- Westerplatte
The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the...
- Tadeusz Kutrzeba
Invasion of Poland (1939) Battle of Bzura; Siege of Warsaw;...
- Second Polish Republic
8 September: Battle of Wola Cyrusowa. 8–28 September: Siege of Warsaw. 8–14 September: Battle of Gdynia. 8–9 September: Battle of Radom. 9 September: Ciepielów massacre. 9–19 September: Battle of the Bzura. 9–20 September: Battle of Kampinos Forest. 10–19 September: Battle of Kępa Oksywska. 10–11 September: Battle of Jarosław.
History of Poland. The history of Poland from 1939 to 1945 encompasses primarily the period from the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to the end of World War II. Following the German–Soviet non-aggression pact, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and by the Soviet Union on 17 September.
World War II. Invasion of Poland, attack on Poland by Nazi Germany that marked the start of World War II. The invasion lasted from September 1 to October 5, 1939. As dawn broke on September 1, 1939, German forces launched a surprise attack on Poland. The attack was sounded with the predawn shelling, by the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein ...
- Adrian Gilbert
Polish–Soviet War Part of Central and Eastern European military campaigns that included the Western Front of the Russian Civil War, Ukrainian War of Independence, Lithuanian Wars of Independence and Latvian War of Independence Top left: Polish FT-17 tanks of the 1st Tank Regiment during the Battle of Dyneburg, January 1920 Below left: Polish troops enter Kiev, May 1920 Top right: Polish ...
The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II (1939–1945) began with the Invasion of Poland in September 1939, and it was formally concluded with the defeat of Germany by the Allies in May 1945. Throughout the entire course of the occupation, the territory of Poland was divided between Nazi Germany and the ...
