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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]
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 keywords Military occupation; Category
The Szczucin massacre, (IPA: [ʂt͡ʂut͡ɕin]) which occurred on September 12, 1939, in the village of Szczucin, was a war crime committed by the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that day, at least 40 Polish prisoners of war and around 30 civilian refugees were either shot or burned alive in the local school building.
The Boryszew massacre, which took place on September 22, 1939, in the village of Boryszew (now a district of Sochaczew), was a war crime committed by the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that day, 50 Polish prisoners of war from the "Bydgoszcz" Battalion of National Defense were executed following a kangaroo court trial.
The Serock massacre, which took place during the night of September 4–5, 1939, in the village of Serock in northern Poland, was a war crime committed by the Wehrmacht during its invasion of Poland. On that night, between 66 and 84 Poles, mostly prisoners of war , were shot by German guards.
English: The German-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 Red Army soldier guarding a Polish PWS-26 trainer aircraft shot down near the city of Równe (Rivne) in the Soviet occupied part of Poland. Date
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.