Soviet invasion of Poland
large-scale military attack performed by the USSR on the Second Polish Republic year 1939
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In 1939, the Soviet Union launched a massive military invasion of Poland, which was then an independent nation. This invasion is historically significant because it marked Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe during World War II and fundamentally changed Poland's political and territorial status.
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Key facts
- Date
- Date 17 September – 6 October 1939
- Location
- Poland
- Result
- Soviet victory
- Territorial changes
- Territory of Eastern Poland (Kresy) annexed by the Soviet Union
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- Image
- Lviv 1939 Sov Cavalry.jpg
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- Soviet invasion of Poland of 1939
- start time
- 1939-09-17
- end time
- 1939-10-06
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Belligerents
Poland Soviet Union Co-belligerent: Germany Commanders and leaders
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1939 in the Soviet UnionByelorussia in World War IIConflicts in 1939Invasion of PolandInvasions by the Soviet UnionMilitary campaigns involving the Soviet UnionMilitary history of the Soviet Union during World War IIOctober 1939 in EuropePolish–Russian warsSeptember 1939 in EuropeSoviet invasion of PolandSoviet military occupations