1939 Invasion of Poland

When

1 Sep 1939 – 6 Oct 1939

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

52.00° N, 19.00° E

Description

German, Soviet, and Slovak attack on and takeover of Poland that marked the start of World War II

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Invasion at the beginning of World War II

The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 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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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Opening shots of World War II and invasion of Poland: At 4:45 Central European Time, under cover of darkness”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alman Schutzstaffel taburları Polonya askerleri kılığında Gliewitz yakınlarındaki bir radyo istasyonuna sahte bir baskın yaptı”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beim Überfall auf Polen beginnt die Schlacht um Modlin”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Hitler déclenche l’opération « Fall weiss » (Plan blanc)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Нападение нацистской Германии на Польшу”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Polonia: las tropas alemanas invaden Polonia occidental, iniciando la Segunda Guerra Mundial”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “آغاز جنگ جهانی دوم با تهاجم آلمان به لهستان”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ナチス・ドイツとスロバキアのポーランド侵攻。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page