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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.
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. The two decades of Poland's independence between the world wars are known as ...
May 8. End of World War II in Europe. June 18–21. Trial of the Sixteen Polish Underground leaders in Moscow. July 10–25. Augustów roundup of anti-Communist partisans. August 2. Potsdam Conference concludes between the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. August 11.
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.
Military history of Poland during World War II. In World War II, the Polish armed forces were the fourth largest Allied forces in Europe, after those of the Soviet Union, United States, and Britain. [a] [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Poles made substantial contributions to the Allied effort throughout the war, fighting on land, sea, and in the air.
Armed conflicts between Poland (including the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Civitas Schinesghe ("Duchy of Poland")) and Russia (including the Soviet Union and Kievan Rus') include: Polish or Polish–Lithuanian victory
Polish–Soviet War. The Polish–Soviet War[N 1] (14 February 1919 [3] – 18 March 1921) was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution, over territories previously controlled by the Russian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy.
Polish–Ottoman War (1485–1503) Polish–Teutonic Wars. Polish–Teutonic War (1326–1332) Polish–Ukrainian War. Polish–Veletian War. Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) Civil war in Pomerelia. War of the Priests (Poland) Prussian Crusade.