Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland

E17490

historical event military occupation

The Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland was the 1939–1941 annexation and control of Poland’s eastern territories by the USSR following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland.

Aliases (14)

Soviet invasion of Poland ×17
Soviet invasion of Poland (1939) ×5
Soviet occupation of Poland ×2
Soviet and German occupation of Poland ×1
Soviet annexation of Eastern Poland (1939) ×1
Soviet annexation of Eastern Poland in 1939 ×1
Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 ×1
Soviet invasion of eastern Poland ×1
Soviet occupation forces in Poland ×1
Soviet occupation of 1939–1941 ×1
Soviet occupation of Lwów ×1
Soviet occupation of Poland (1939–1941) ×1
Soviet-occupied Poland ×1
Soviet–Polish borderlands ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → military occupation →
appliesToJurisdiction	Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic → Lithuanian–Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic → surface form: "Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic" Soviet Ukraine → surface form: "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
appliesToTerritorialEntity	Eastern Poland →
country	Soviet Union →
endTime	1941-06-22 →
followedBy	Operation Barbarossa → surface form: "German invasion of the Soviet Union" German occupation of Poland → surface form: "German occupation of Eastern Poland" Operation Barbarossa →
follows	Invasion of Poland → surface form: "German–Soviet invasion of Poland" Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact →
hasCause	Invasion of Poland → surface form: "German–Soviet invasion of Poland" Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact →
hasEffect	border changes in Central and Eastern Europe → disruption of Polish state structures → ethnic tensions in annexed territories → population displacement → weakening of the Polish state →
implementedBy	NKVD → Red Army →
location	Belarus → Kresy → Lithuania → Ukraine → Vilnius Region → Western Belarus → Western Ukraine →
participant	Second Polish Republic → Soviet Union →
partOf	Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland → surface form: "Soviet occupation of Poland (1939–1941)" World War II →
result	annexation of Eastern Poland by the Soviet Union → incorporation of territories into the Byelorussian SSR → incorporation of territories into the Lithuanian SSR → incorporation of territories into the Ukrainian SSR →
significantEvent	Katyn massacre → Polish deportees in the USSR → surface form: "Soviet deportations from Eastern Poland" Sovietization of annexed territories → censorship → closure of Polish schools → collectivization of agriculture → confiscation of private property → deportations to the Soviet interior → forced Soviet citizenship → liquidation of Polish institutions → mass arrests → nationalization of industry → persecution of Polish intelligentsia → political repression → religious persecution → resistance by Polish underground → rigged elections to the People’s Assemblies → suppression of Polish political parties →
startTime	1939-09-17 →

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inhuman Land → associatedWithEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Polish POWs → capturedDuring → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)"

1939 Defensive War → cause → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Plan White → coordinatedWith → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Polish–Romanian alliance → deFactoEndCause → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Second Polish Republic → dissolutionCause → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Volhynian Voivodeship → dissolutionCause → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet and German occupation of Poland"

pre-war Polish State Police → dissolutionCause → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939"

Wilno Voivodeship → dissolvedAsResultOf → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Polesie Voivodeship → dissolvedFollowing → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Kresy → event → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)"

Lwów → event → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet annexation of Eastern Poland (1939)"

Volhynia → experiencedEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet occupation of 1939–1941"

1939 Defensive War → followedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

Case White → followedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

German occupation of Poland → followedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet occupation of Poland"

Lwów Uprising (1944) → followedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet occupation of Lwów"

Second Polish Republic → followedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

Freedom and Independence (WiN) → foughtAgainst → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

subject surface form: "Freedom and Independence"

this entity surface form: "Soviet occupation forces in Poland"

Polish–Soviet relations → hasKeyConflict → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Polish–Soviet relations → hasKeyEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Lwów Voivodeship → historicalEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Western Belarus → historicalEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Volhynian Voivodeship → historicalEventContext → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet–Polish borderlands"

Wiszniew, Second Polish Republic → historicalEventContext → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet annexation of Eastern Poland in 1939"

Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact → immediateConsequence → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of eastern Poland"

Union of Armed Struggle → operationalArea → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet-occupied Poland"

National Armed Forces (partially subordinated) → opposed → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet occupation of Poland"

Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland → partOf → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet occupation of Poland (1939–1941)"

Battle of Kock (1939) → relatedEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)"

Katyn massacre → relatedEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Sikorski–Mayski agreement → relatedTo → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)"

Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exile → significantEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Polish deportees in the USSR → significantEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Polish deportees in the USSR → significantEvent → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

Poland–Soviet Union non-aggression pact → terminatedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Poland–Soviet Union non-aggression pact → violatedBy → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland"

Eastern Poland → wasOccupiedDuring → Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland →

this entity surface form: "Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)"