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The invasion of Poland, which began on September 1, 1939,
with German forces crossing the border, marked the start of World War
II, and led to the country's partition between Nazi Germany and the
Soviet Union.
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- The Start of WWII:The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, is widely considered the start of World War II.
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German Blitzkrieg:
German
forces, utilizing a new form of mobile warfare, launched a surprise
attack on Poland, with the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein shelling
Polish fortifications at the Baltic port of Danzig (modern Gdańsk).
Soviet Invasion:
On
September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland, in
accordance with the secret protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact,
which had been signed a week earlier.
Partition of Poland:
Following
the invasion and subsequent defeat of the Polish army, Nazi Germany and
the Soviet Union divided the country between them, as agreed in the
secret protocol to the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
Declaration of War:
Britain
and France, who had guaranteed Poland's borders, declared war on
Germany on September 3, 1939, two days after the German invasion.
Military Superiority:
Nazi
Germany possessed overwhelming military superiority over Poland,
demonstrating its ability to combine air power and armor in a new kind
of mobile warfare.
Polish Defeat:
The last operational Polish unit surrendered on October 6, 1939, after the Soviet invasion sealed Poland's fate.
German Motives:
Hitler's
invasion of Poland was motivated by his desire to create a "living
space" (Lebensraum) for Germans in the east and to turn Poland into an
ethnically German area with enslavement and extermination of the local
population.
Casualties:
The
invasion resulted in significant casualties on both sides, with German
losses including about 16,000 killed in action, 28,000 wounded, and
3,500 missing, along with over 200 aircraft and 30% of their armored
vehicles. Polish casualties were about 66,000 dead and 694,000 captured.
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