September 1, 1939 got invaded by the Nazis. Got overrun in about 25 days by the Luftwaffe Airforce, and Panzer Tank divisions. World War II was underway.
What happened in Poland in 1939?
The German and Russian armies decided to vacation in Warsaw.
The invasion of Poland Sept. 1, 1939, was the start of World War II as the British and French goverments decided the only way to stop Hitler was war. Hitler invaded Poland after concluding a secret treaty with Stalin to divide Poland if the Soviet Union would stay out of the coming war.
Coming off severe purges of the officer corps in the 1930s and the disasterous Fino-Soviet War of the late 30s, Stalin knew that Russia was in no shape to fight Germany. Hitler, on the other hand, didn%26#039;t want to take on Russia until he had addressed France and Britain...
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