Invasion of Poland

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campaign of World War II conflict military invasion

The Invasion of Poland was the 1939 German and Soviet military campaign that triggered the start of World War II in Europe.

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All labels observed (38)

Label	Occurrences
Invasion of Poland canonical	152
German invasion of Poland	76
Invasion of Poland (1939)	9
Polish September Campaign	9
German invasion of Poland in 1939	7
German–Soviet invasion of Poland	5
invasion of Poland	4
German campaign in Poland 1939	2
Polish Defensive War	2
Siege of Warsaw (1939)	2
Soviet invasion of Poland	2
1939 September Campaign in Poland	1
Battle of Poland	1
Battles at the border (1939 invasion of Poland)	1
Battles of the Invasion of Poland	1
Eastern Front (1939)	1
German conquest of Polish coastal areas in 1939	1
German invasion of Poland (1 September 1939)	1
German invasion of Poland (1939)	1
German invasion of Poland (planned for 1 September 1939)	1
German invasion of Poland 1939	1
German invasion of Poland beginning 1939-09-01	1
German invasion of Poland in September 1939	1
German invasion of Poland launched on 1 September 1939	1
German invasion of Poland on 1939-09-01	1
German offensive in the Polish Corridor	1
German–Polish War of 1939	1
German–Soviet partition of Poland	1
Invasion of Poland 1939	1
Invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939	1
Polenfeldzug	1
Polish campaign of 1939	1
Polish defensive war of 1939	1
September 1939 campaign	1
Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland	1
Soviet invasion of Poland (1939)	1
Soviet occupation of eastern Poland	1
Wojna obronna 1939 roku	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campaign of World War II ⓘ conflict ⓘ military invasion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1939 Defensive War ⓘ Fall Weiss ⓘ Invasion of Poland ⓘ surface form: Polish Defensive War September Campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Nazi Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ Slovak Republic (1939–1945) ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
causeOf	France declaration of war on Germany ⓘ United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
defender	Polish Air Force ⓘ Polish Army ⓘ
endDate	1939-10-06 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of France ⓘ Operation Weserübung ⓘ surface form: German invasion of Denmark and Norway Phoney War ⓘ
frontType	multi-front land and air campaign ⓘ
hasParticipant	Nazi Germany ⓘ Poland ⓘ Slovak Republic (1939–1945) ⓘ surface form: Slovakia Soviet Union ⓘ
historicalPeriod	20th century ⓘ
justificationUsedByGermany	alleged Polish aggression ⓘ
keyEvent	Battle of Hel ⓘ Battle of the Bzura ⓘ German attack on Westerplatte ⓘ Invasion of Poland self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Siege of Warsaw (1939) Invasion of Poland self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland
legalBasisClaimedByGermany	revision of Treaty of Versailles ⓘ
location	Poland ⓘ Second Polish Republic ⓘ
mainAttacker	Luftwaffe ⓘ Red Army ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
precededBy	German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact ⓘ German–Polish tensions over Danzig ⓘ Gleiwitz incident ⓘ Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ
result	German and Soviet victory ⓘ occupation of Poland ⓘ partition of Poland ⓘ
startDate	1939-09-01 ⓘ
triggered	outbreak of World War II in Europe ⓘ
year	1939 ⓘ

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

World War II → hasPart → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

European theatre of World War II → campaign → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

European theatre of World War II → keyEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Invasion of Poland → alsoKnownAs → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish Defensive War

Invasion of Poland → keyEvent → Invasion of Poland self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Warsaw (1939)

Invasion of Poland → keyEvent → Invasion of Poland self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet invasion of Eastern Poland

Phoney War → hasCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Phoney War → precededBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Luftwaffe → roleInConflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Axis powers → notableCampaign → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Nazi Germany → invasion → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

ETO → includesEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

subject surface form: European Theater of Operations

Wehrmacht → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Fall Weiss → partOf → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Fall Weiss → result → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet occupation of eastern Poland

Fall Weiss → followedBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German–Soviet partition of Poland

Fall Weiss → followedBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet invasion of Poland

Second Polish Republic → dissolutionCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Slovak Republic (1939–1945) → militaryOperation → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

General Government (Nazi-occupied Poland) → establishedAfter → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

September Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish Defensive War

September Campaign → cause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German–Soviet invasion of Poland

September Campaign → keyEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

September Campaign → keyEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet invasion of Poland

September Campaign → keyEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Warsaw (1939)

Polish Army → engagedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)

Battle of Hel → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of Hel → precededBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Western Front → notableEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Front (World War II)

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Operation Barbarossa → precededBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Heinkel He 111 → usedInOperation → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Polish Air Force → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Sitzkrieg → follows → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Sitzkrieg → hasCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

German 6th Army → operation → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact → immediateConsequence → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski → participantIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Blitzkrieg campaigns → firstWidelyDemonstratedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Polish government-in-exile → significantEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Polish government-in-exile → afterA → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)

German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact → terminatedByEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Gleiwitz incident → usedAsPretextFor → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Gleiwitz incident → relatedTo → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Gleiwitz incident → followedBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland on 1939-09-01

Battle of the Bzura → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of the Bzura → partOf → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish September Campaign

Free City of Danzig → casusBelliFor → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland in 1939

Dornier Do 17 → usedInOperation → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Heer → activeInConflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ