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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. 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 ...

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

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    Map of central Poland with the Siege of Warsaw (upper middle). Situation after September 14, 1939 - the map also gives information on placement and movement of some Soviet troops. 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 ...

  5. 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]

  6. 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]

  7. Category:Soviet invasion of Poland - Wikipedia

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  8. 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]

  9. Battle of Wilno (1939) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Wilno (modern Vilnius, Lithuania) was fought by the Polish Army against the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, which accompanied the German Invasion of Poland in accordance with Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. [1]: 82 On 18–19 September, Soviet forces took over the city of Wilno. Polish forces, concentrated in the west, were ...