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- 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. The campaigns ended in early October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland.
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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.
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The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military conflict by the Soviet Union 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.
- 17 September – 6 October 1939
- Poland
- Soviet victory
Poland became a de facto one-party state and a satellite state of the Soviet Union. Only two other parties were legal: the United People's Party (ZSL), split from Mikołajczyk's PSL and meant to represent rural communities, and the Alliance of Democrats (SD), a token intelligentsia party.
Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. German occupation of Poland during World War II (7 C, 14 P) Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland 1939–1941 (2 C, 23 P) * World War II crimes in Poland (6 C, 36 P, 1 F) People from wartime administrations in Poland (1939–1947) (2 C, 14 P)
History of Poland. The history of interwar Poland comprises the period from the revival of the independent Polish state in 1918, until the Invasion of Poland from the West by Nazi Germany in 1939 at the onset of World War II, followed by the Soviet Union from the East two weeks later.
Brief History of Poland. The Fighting Republic of Poland 1939-1945. The publication, addressed to young people and foreigners, provides the reader with the most important information on the fate of the Polish state during World War II in an accessible and concise manner. The presentation of the Polish language version took place on 28 August 2019.
