yes, Germany and the Soviet Union both invaded Poland. when the Germans invaded the Soviet union, it came as a big suprise to the Russians, who signed a non aggression pact with the soviet union.
The Soviet Union (USSR) divided Poland with Germany.
Poland was invaded & occupied by both Germany & the Soviet Union.
Hitler was not in the Soviet Union because he was with Germany and Germany didn't like the Soviet Union very much and so Hitler actually invaded the Soviet Union. Which made him an enemy of the Soviet Union! That is not the answer he wanted. In 1939 fearing a invasion of Poland will start a war with the USSR. Hitler signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. It states that the 2 countries will not attack each other. Because of this, Hitler can invade any non soviet country without fear of a war on his eastern side. Germany used this to invade Poland and any other country on the west of Europe. After western Europe was subdued. He attacked the USSR
Germany wanted to ensure its military was free to invade Poland. The USSR, for its part, annexed the western side of Poland and the Baltic countries.
Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941.
The Soviet Union invaded Russia on September 17, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded the country 17 days after Germany did.
The Soviet Union (USSR) divided Poland with Germany.
Poland was invaded & occupied by both Germany & the Soviet Union.
Germany wanted to ensure its military was free to invade Poland. The USSR, for its part, annexed the western side of Poland and the Baltic countries.
the Soviet Union
Hitler was not in the Soviet Union because he was with Germany and Germany didn't like the Soviet Union very much and so Hitler actually invaded the Soviet Union. Which made him an enemy of the Soviet Union! That is not the answer he wanted. In 1939 fearing a invasion of Poland will start a war with the USSR. Hitler signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. It states that the 2 countries will not attack each other. Because of this, Hitler can invade any non soviet country without fear of a war on his eastern side. Germany used this to invade Poland and any other country on the west of Europe. After western Europe was subdued. He attacked the USSR
Germany wanted to ensure its military was free to invade Poland. The USSR, for its part, annexed the western side of Poland and the Baltic countries.
Burned their own crops
Germany's weak economy that resulted from war reparations from world war on (this made it hard to raise support, and to get his army together)the soviet union did not want Germany to invade Poland because it would mean that Germany had a strategic spot if they ever wanted to invade russia. (Poland is right next to Russia.) so the soviet union tried to persuade the europeans to stop them, but the europeans stayed neutral, fearing another world war.
Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22nd, 1941.
Poland, both Germany and the soviet union signed a non-agression pact that sid they would not attack eachouther and to divide Poland equaly to the two countries.
Germany invaded Poland from the West on the 1st September 1939, then Britain and France declared war on Germany, September 2, 1939.