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  2. Soviet invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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    The Soviet (as well as German) invasion of Poland was indirectly indicated in the "secret protocol" of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact signed on 23 August 1939, which divided Poland into "spheres of influence" of the two powers. [8] German and Soviet cooperation in the invasion of Poland has been described as co-belligerence. [9] [10]

  3. Timeline of the 1939 invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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    In the Soviet invasion of Poland, the Red Army intervenes in the German-Polish war on the German side, beginning its advance towards the German-Soviet demarcation line agreed in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. [26]: 125 Polish defense of Sarny against the Soviets begins. [60] Presidential proclamation of Ignacy MoĊ›cicki in Kuty. [60]

  4. Polish prisoners of war in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Out of these: 420,000 [1]-694,000 [2]: 28 held by Germany, and 125,000, [3] 190,000, [3] 300,000 [2]: 28 or 452 500 [1] held by the USSR following the Soviet invasion of Poland. Some Polish POWs in the Soviet hands were first interned in the Baltic states and fell in the Soviet hands after the Soviet occupation of the Baltics in 1940.

  5. Soviet order of battle for invasion of Poland in 1939 - Wikipedia

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    The Soviet order of battle for the invasion of Poland in 1939 details the major combat units arrayed for the Soviet surprise attack on Poland on September 17, 1939. As a result of joining battle after the Germans had already launched their invasion, the Soviets, prepared for battle in secrecy, met comparatively limited resistance.

  6. History of Poland (1939–1945) - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Occupation of Poland (1939–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The result of the staged voting was to become a legitimization of Soviet annexation of eastern Poland. [146] Residents of a town in Eastern Poland (now West Belarus) assembled to greet the arrival of the Red Army during the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. The Russian text reads "Long Live the great theory of Marx, Engels, Lenin-Stalin" and ...

  8. Invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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    The Invasion of Poland, [e] also known as the September Campaign, [f] Polish Campaign, [g] and Polish Defensive War of 1939 [h] [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]

  9. Category:Invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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    Soviet invasion of Poland (3 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Invasion of Poland" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.