Modern era · 1939
Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (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.
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- When
- 1 Sept 1939 – 6 Oct 1939
- Where
- Poland
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Adolf Hitler1889 – 1945Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
Menachem Begin1913 – 1992Israeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992)
Richard von Weizsäcker1920 – 2015President of Germany from 1984 to 1994
Erich von Manstein1887 – 1973German field marshal (1887-1973)
Friedrich Paulus1890 – 1957German general (1890–1957)
Walther von Brauchitsch1881 – 1948German field marshal (1881-1948)
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist1881 – 1954German field marshal (1881–1954)
Before and after
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