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English: The Nazi-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 Death and destruction by the roadside at Kock, where the last battle of the Polish campaign between Polish Independent Operational Group 'Polesie' commanded by General Franciszek Kleeberg and German XIV Motorised Corps led by General Gustav von Wietersheim, took place.
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]
Associated people and organisations German Navy (Third Reich), SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, Polish Army; Associated places Westerplatte Peninsula, Gdańsk, Poland; Associated events German-Soviet Invasion of Poland 1939, Second World War; Associated themes Nazi-Soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939, Poland 1939-1945, Polish Armed Forces 1939-1945; Associated ...
September 1: World War II breaks out in Europe with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945.
The Battle of Hel (Polish: Obrona Helu, literally "the Defense of Hel") was a World War II engagement fought from 1 September to 2 October 1939 on the Hel Peninsula, of the Baltic Sea coast, between invading German forces and defending Polish units during the German invasion of Poland (also known in Polish historiography as the September Campaign).
Associated people and organisations Polish Air Force, Red Army; Associated places Rivne, Ukraine; Associated events German-Russian Invasion of Poland 1939, Second World War; Associated themes Poland 1939-1945, Nazi-Soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939, Polish Armed Forces 1939-1945, Soviet Armed Forces 1939-1945; Associated keywords Invasion; Category
Polish Army soldier holding last remaining part of destroyed German bomber Heinkel He 111 in Warsaw, September 1939 (Kodachrome photo). German naval forces under Günter Lütjens exchange fire with Wicher , Gryf and Polish coastal batteries; Leberecht Maaß (Ger.) damaged, Wilk (Pol.) damaged by bombs, Mazur (Pol.) sunk by Stukas of the 1st Air ...
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.