At the start of World War II, Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Two weeks later, on September 17, 1939, Soviet troops occupied eastern Poland as part of their pact with 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)
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
soviet union
The Invasion of Poland, 1939 and "the 1939 Defensive War in Germany, was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and a small German-allied Slovak contingent. Germany captured the Soviet-occupied areas of Poland when it invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, and lost the territory in 1944 to an advancing Red Army.
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.
They attacked Poland from the east to ensure that they received their fair share of territory
The Soviet Union
A fear that invasion would provoke the Soviet Union.