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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. 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.

  4. 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 Mościcki in Kuty. [60]

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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.

  7. Category:Soviet invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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  8. Soviet occupation of Poland - Wikipedia

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    Soviet occupation of Poland may refer to: Occupation of Poland (1939–45), by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union; Soviet annexation of Eastern Galicia and Volhynia; Polish People's Republic, heavily dominated by Soviet influence History of Poland (1945–1989)

  9. Soviet repressions of Polish citizens (1939–1946) - Wikipedia

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    Soviet invasion of Poland; 500,000 Polish nationals imprisoned before June 1941 (90% male) [1] 22,000 Polish military personnel and officials killed in the Katyn massacre alone [2] 320,000 Poles deported to Siberia in 1939-1941 [3] 100,000 women raped during the Soviet counter-offensive (est.) [4] 150,000 killed by the Soviets [5]