1939 ⟶ Soviet Annexation of Eastern Poland
Soviet Union annexes the eastern parts of occupied Poland in...
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1939
1940
🤝 Soviet Annexation of Eastern Poland
Soviet Union annexes the eastern parts of occupied Poland into the Ukrainian SSR and Byelorussian SSR.⟶
Soviet UnionAnnexationPolandWorld War IIEastern EuropeOccupationTerritorial ExpansionUkrainian SSRByelorussian SSRSoviet Invasion of Poland
🇷🇺 Soviet Union Invades Poland
The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east, occupying the territory east of the Curzon line as well as Białystok and Eastern Galicia.⟶
Soviet UnionPolandInvasionEastern FrontCurzon LineOccupationMolotov-Ribbentrop Pact
🗺️ 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.⟶
PolandAnnexationOccupationTerritorial ExpansionAdministrative ChangesWorld War IIEastern FrontGeneralgouvernementWarthegau
🚩 Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are occupied by the Soviet Union.⟶
Soviet UnionEstoniaLatviaLithuaniaOccupationAnnexationWorld War IIBaltic StatesExpansionismEastern Europe
🇷🇴 USSR Annexes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
Soviet UnionAnnexationRomaniaTerritorial ExpansionEastern EuropeWorld War II
