invasion of Poland

German, Soviet, and Slovak attack on Poland that marked the beginning of World War II

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1939 — 1939 military campaign, military operation, Q9172480, Q3180520, Battle of Modlin, Battle of Kępa Oksywska, Battle of Krasnobród, Slovak invasion of Poland, Battle of Kock, Battle of Gdynia, Bombing of Wieluń, Battle of Łódź, Siege of Warsaw, Battle of Wytyczno, Battle of Wizna, Battle of Hel, Battle of Kobryń, Battle of Wilno, Battle of Łomża, Battle of Kampinos Forest, Battle of Radom, Battle of the Border, Battle of Chojnice, Battle of Przemyśl, Battle of Kałuszyn, Battle of Wólka Węglowa, Worek Plan, Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig, Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Battle of Cześniki, Battle of Borowa Góra, Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski, Battle of Wola Cyrusowa, Battle of the Bzura, Battle of Westerplatte, Bombing of Warsaw in World War II, Battle of Szack, Battle of Różan, Battle of Grodno, Battle of Jaworow, Battle of Mława, Battle of Husynne, Raid on Fraustadt, Battle of Częstochowa, Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów, Battle of Rawa Ruska, Battle of Kamionka Strumiłowa, Battle of Władypol, Battle of Odrzywoł, Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign, Bombing of the railway station in Koło, OUN Uprising of 1939, Defense of Katowice, German invasion of Poland, Q63373294, Q115498116, Q114949753, European theater of World War II, Eastern European theatre of World War II, World War II, Poland, 

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  Battle of Dobra
  
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  Battle of Koło 1945
  
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  Battle of Koło
  
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  Battle of the Border 1939
  
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  Belostock Offensive 1944
  
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  Belostock Offensive 1944
  
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  Bombing of the railway station in Koło 1939
  
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  German AB-Aktion in Poland 1940
  
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  German invasion of Poland
  
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  invasion of Poland 1939
  
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  invasion of Poland
  
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  Mongol invasion of Poland 1240
  
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  Operation Tempest 1944
  
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  Operation Tempest 1944
  
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  Q9172819
  
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  Q9172921
  
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  Slovak invasion of Poland 1939
  
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  Third Mongol invasion of Poland 1287
  
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  Vistula–Oder Offensive 1945
  
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  Vistula–Oder Offensive 1945
  
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  War of the Polish Succession
  

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Border

1945-01-19T00:00:00Z

Battle of Koło

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Border

1944-07-27T00:00:00Z

Belostock Offensive

1944-07-27T00:00:00Z

Belostock Offensive

1939-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bombing of the railway station in Koło

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

German AB-Aktion in Poland

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

invasion of Poland

1240-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mongol invasion of Poland

1944-01-04T00:00:00Z

Operation Tempest

1944-01-04T00:00:00Z

Operation Tempest

1939-09-16T00:00:00Z

Slovak invasion of Poland

1287-12-13T00:00:00Z

Third Mongol invasion of Poland

1945-02-02T00:00:00Z

Vistula–Oder Offensive

1945-02-02T00:00:00Z

Vistula–Oder Offensive

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20231010 154053 October 2023 in Białystok

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Bitwa nad Bzurą (2-149)

Bitwa nad Bzurą (2-150)

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-013-0075-28, Polen, Jude in Kielce

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-380-0094-16, Polen, Pferd auf Schlachtfeld

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E11027, Polen, zerstörtes polnisches Flugzeug

Frontpage French newspaper "Le Petit Parisien" Sepember 4 1939

Kampania wrześniowa (21-200)

Kurjer Bydgoski 3-09-1939

Linia polskich okopów w okolicach Mławy (2-49)

Lublin R.VIII 1939

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Mobilizacja 30

Oredzie I.Mościcki 1.09.1939

Pol5

Polish anti-tank artillery 1939

Polish infantry in attack 1939

The Nazi-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 HU87205

The Nazi-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 HU106377

Uszkodzony samochód pancerny wz. 34

WWII Poland - Bombed Road

Wyszków. Zniszczony most na Bugu (2-260)

Zbigniew Przybyszewski Hel 1939

Zniszczony polski sprzęt wojskowy na szosie (2-148)

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conflict	Battle of Dobra		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Dobra		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Koło	1945	siege, battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Koło		siege, battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of the Border	1939	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Belostock Offensive	1944	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Belostock Offensive	1944	battle		Wikidata
conflict	Bombing of the railway station in Koło	1939	airstrike, war crime		Wikidata
conflict	German AB-Aktion in Poland	1940	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	German invasion of Poland		invasion		Wikidata
conflict	invasion of Poland	1939	military campaign, military operation		Wikidata
conflict	invasion of Poland		military campaign, military operation		Wikidata
conflict	Mongol invasion of Poland	1240	war		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Tempest	1944	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Tempest	1944	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	Q9172819		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Q9172921		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Slovak invasion of Poland	1939	invasion		Wikidata
conflict	Third Mongol invasion of Poland	1287	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	Vistula–Oder Offensive	1945	military offensive, conflict		Wikidata
conflict	Vistula–Oder Offensive	1945	military offensive, conflict		Wikidata
conflict	War of the Polish Succession		war of succession		Wikidata
image	20231010 154053 October 2023 in Białystok				Wikimedia
image	20231010 154058 October 2023 in Białystok				Wikimedia
image	Bitwa nad Bzurą (2-149)				Wikimedia
image	Bitwa nad Bzurą (2-150)				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-013-0075-28, Polen, Jude in Kielce				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-380-0094-16, Polen, Pferd auf Schlachtfeld				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E11027, Polen, zerstörtes polnisches Flugzeug				Wikimedia
image	"Le%20Petit%20Parisien"%20September%204%201939.jpg Frontpage French newspaper "Le Petit Parisien" Sepember 4 1939				Wikimedia
image	Kampania wrześniowa (21-200)				Wikimedia
image	Kurjer Bydgoski 3-09-1939	1939			Wikimedia
image	Linia polskich okopów w okolicach Mławy (2-49)				Wikimedia
image	Lublin R.VIII 1939	1939			Wikimedia
image	Map.5				Wikimedia
image	Mobilizacja 30				Wikimedia
image	Oredzie I.Mościcki 1.09.1939				Wikimedia
image	Pol5	1939			Wikimedia
image	Polish anti-tank artillery 1939	1939			Wikimedia
image	Polish infantry in attack 1939	1939			Wikimedia
image	The Nazi-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 HU87205				Wikimedia
image	The Nazi-soviet Invasion of Poland, 1939 HU106377				Wikimedia
image	Uszkodzony samochód pancerny wz. 34	1939			Wikimedia
image	WWII Poland - Bombed Road	1939			Wikimedia
image	Wyszków. Zniszczony most na Bugu (2-260)				Wikimedia
image	Zbigniew Przybyszewski Hel 1939	1939			Wikimedia
image	Zniszczony polski sprzęt wojskowy na szosie (2-148)				Wikimedia