1939 ⟶ Germany Annexes Polish Territories and Establishes Administrative Districts

Germany annexes the former Polish regions of Upper Silesia, ...
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🇩🇪 Anschluss: Germany Annexes Austria

The Anschluss: Germany annexes Austria.⟶
Anschluss: Germany Annexes Austria (1938)
GermanyAustriaAnschlussAnnexationExpansionismNazi GermanyWorld War IITerritorial Expansion

🗺 Germany Annexes Polish Territories and Establishes Administrative Districts

Germany annexes the former Polish regions of Upper Silesia, West Prussia, Pomerania, Poznan, Ciechanow (Zichenau), part of Łódź, and the Free City of Danzig and creates two new administrative districts, Danzig-West Prussia and Posen (later called District Wartheland or Warthegau); the areas of occupied Poland not annexed directly by Germany or by the Soviet Union are placed under a German civilian administration called the Generalgouvernement.⟶
Germany Annexes Polish Territories and Establishes Administrative Districts (1939)
PolandAnnexationOccupationTerritorial ExpansionAdministrative ChangesWorld War IIEastern FrontGeneralgouvernementWarthegau

🇩🇪 Danzig Annexed by Germany

In the same day, the Free City of Danzig is annexed by Germany.⟶
Danzig Annexed by Germany (1939)
annexationDanzigGermanyterritorial expansionPolandpre-warFree CityGerman control

🀝 Soviet Annexation of Eastern Poland

Soviet Union annexes the eastern parts of occupied Poland into the Ukrainian SSR and Byelorussian SSR.⟶
Soviet Annexation of Eastern Poland (1939)
Soviet UnionAnnexationPolandWorld War IIEastern EuropeOccupationTerritorial ExpansionUkrainian SSRByelorussian SSRSoviet Invasion of Poland

🇪🇪 USSR Annexes Estonia

The USSR formally annexes Estonia.⟶
USSR Annexes Estonia (1940)
Soviet UnionEstoniaAnnexationOccupationBaltic StatesEastern FrontWorld War IITerritorial Expansion

🇵🇱 Red Army in Poland

The Red Army is well into Poland at this time.⟶
Eastern FrontPolandSoviet UnionOccupationMilitary CampaignWorld War IILiberationAdvance