Hitler invaded Poland on Friday the 1st of September 1939, and war was declared by Neville Chamberlain two days later.
The Soviet invasion of Poland was informally declared on September 17, 1939. The invasion ended on October 6, 1939 with the division and annexing of Poland by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
The invasion of Poland came first. The genocide followed later. ------------------------------ The real question would be: Did the Holocaust or the invasion of the Soviet Union come first? or rather: Did the Holocaust cause the invasion of the Soviet Union or did the invasion of the Soviet Union cause the Holocaust? (because there is no clear answer)
It attacked Poland from the east as part of the nazi-soviet pact.
soviet union
No. Hitler had a Pact with the Soviet Union that split Poland between them. The invasion of Poland lead Britain and France to declare war on Germany. The Soviets entered the war when Hitler invaded Russia.
Mongol invasion of Poland happened in 1240.
Soviet invasion of Manchuria happened in 1945.
Soviet invasion of Xinjiang happened in 1934.
The Soviet invasion of Poland was informally declared on September 17, 1939. The invasion ended on October 6, 1939 with the division and annexing of Poland by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
It attacked Poland from the east as part of the nazi-soviet pact.
The invasion of Poland came first. The genocide followed later. ------------------------------ The real question would be: Did the Holocaust or the invasion of the Soviet Union come first? or rather: Did the Holocaust cause the invasion of the Soviet Union or did the invasion of the Soviet Union cause the Holocaust? (because there is no clear answer)
It attacked Poland from the east as part of the nazi-soviet pact.
Nonaggression pact
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran happened on 1941-08-25.
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The Soviet Union also invaded Poland around the same time. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 from the West, and the Soviet Union invaded Poland on September 17th of the same year from the East.
They attacked Poland from the east to ensure that they received their fair share of territory