Invasion of Poland

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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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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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10th Army operation Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: invasion of Poland
10th Army participatedIn Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Pomorze Army conflict Invasion of Poland
8th Army participatedIn Invasion of Poland
18th Army (Wehrmacht) participatedIn Invasion of Poland
Walther von Reichenau participantIn Invasion of Poland
Bombing of Wieluń partOf Invasion of Poland
Bombing of Wieluń precededBy Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland (planned for 1 September 1939)
Maximilian von Weichs participatedIn Invasion of Poland
World War II battles hasNotableBattle Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Battle of Poland
Władysław Bortnowski conflict Invasion of Poland
Władysław Bortnowski participantIn Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Polish defensive war of 1939
Siege of Warsaw (1939) partOf Invasion of Poland
Siege of Warsaw (1939) precededBy Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Siege of Warsaw (1939) associatedWith Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German–Soviet invasion of Poland
Gleiwitz radio station usedAsPretextFor Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Operation Himmler partOf Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Operation Himmler usedAsPretextFor Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Operation Himmler followedBy Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939
Hitler’s Reichstag speech of 1 September 1939 relatedEvent Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Poznań Army conflict Invasion of Poland
Poznań Army conflict Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: September 1939 campaign
Flying Pencil tookPartIn Invasion of Poland
Army Group A participatedIn Invasion of Poland
4th Army participatedIn Invasion of Poland
4th Army tookPartIn Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Rudolf conflict Invasion of Poland
subject surface form: Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Battle of the Border conflict Invasion of Poland
Battle of the Border partOf Invasion of Poland
Battle of the Border alsoKnownAs Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Battles at the border (1939 invasion of Poland)
Polish POWs notableEvent Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)
Polish POWs capturedDuring Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Invasion of Poland (1939)
Lwów Voivodeship historicalEvent Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Panzer division firstLargeScaleUse Invasion of Poland
German battleship Schleswig-Holstein firedOpeningShotsOf Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
OKH (Oberkommando des Heeres) associatedWithEvent Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Henryk Sucharski conflict Invasion of Poland
Henryk Sucharski hasPartInNarrative Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: Polish September Campaign
Bzura River partOf Invasion of Poland
subject surface form: Battle of the Bzura
Cabinet of Adolf Hitler significantEvent Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: invasion of Poland
Polesie Voivodeship dissolvedFollowing Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland
Slovak Air Force (WWII) theaterOfOperations Invasion of Poland
2nd Light Division conflict Invasion of Poland
Panzer II usedInConflict Invasion of Poland
Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb operationCommanded Invasion of Poland
subject surface form: Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
Field Marshal Georg von Küchler operationParticipatedIn Invasion of Poland
subject surface form: Georg von Küchler
Panzer III sawActionIn Invasion of Poland
Walther Nehring participatedIn Invasion of Poland
Chief of the OKW associatedWithEvent Invasion of Poland
pre-war Polish State Police dissolutionCause Invasion of Poland
this entity surface form: German invasion of Poland in 1939