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 ⓘ

Referenced by (297)

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

April Constitution of 1935 → inForceUntil → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland in 1939

Messerschmitt Bf 110 → sawActionIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

German attack on Westerplatte → partOf → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

German attack on Westerplatte → hasContext → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland launched on 1 September 1939

Saar Offensive → precededBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Polish–Romanian alliance → deFactoEndCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

7th Panzer Division → tookPartIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Ernst Busch → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Oberkommando der Wehrmacht → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Eduard Rydz-Śmigły → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Obrona Helu → partOf → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Obrona Helu → hasCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Obrona Helu → after → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland in September 1939

Heeresgruppe Süd → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Heeresgruppe Süd → formedFor → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Hel Fortress → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

German occupation of Poland → hasCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland → follows → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German–Soviet invasion of Poland

Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland → hasCause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German–Soviet invasion of Poland

Commander-in-Chief Luftflotte 2 → campaign → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Waffen-SS → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

1939 Defensive War → alsoKnownAs → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1939 September Campaign in Poland

1939 Defensive War → cause → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Hans-Jürgen Stumpff → participantIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of Kock (1939) → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Battle of Kock (1939) → relatedEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Third Reich → notableEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: invasion of Poland

Polish capitulation at Hel → partOf → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish September Campaign

Polish capitulation at Hel → partOf → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German conquest of Polish coastal areas in 1939

Polish capitulation at Hel → context → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

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

Battle of Mokra → conflict → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of Mokra → precededBy → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Drôle de guerre → follows → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Twilight War → follows → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Alfred Jodl → participantIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Erich von Manstein → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Władysław Anders → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)

Heinz Guderian → tookPartIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Mikhail Kovalyov → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

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

Walther von Brauchitsch → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Wilhelm List → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Fedor von Bock → participantIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Georg-Hans Reinhardt → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Johannes Blaskowitz → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Ewald von Kleist → participantIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Rome–Berlin Axis → influencedEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Lebensraum → justified → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland

Bór → participatedIn → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in exile → significantEvent → Invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland