German–Soviet partition of Poland

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The German–Soviet partition of Poland was the 1939 division and occupation of Polish territory between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union following their joint invasion at the start of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
territorial partition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs fourth partition of Poland (in some historiography) ⓘ
partition of Poland in 1939 ⓘ
characterizedBy joint aggression against Poland ⓘ
secret diplomatic agreements ⓘ
violation of Polish sovereignty ⓘ
consequence annexation of eastern Poland by the Soviet Union ⓘ
annexation of western Poland by Nazi Germany ⓘ
dissolution of the Second Polish Republic ⓘ
forced population transfers ⓘ
incorporation of Polish eastern territories into Soviet republics ⓘ
incorporation of Polish territories into the Reichsgau and General Government ⓘ
mass repression of Polish population ⓘ
countryAffected Poland ⓘ
countryInvolved Nazi Germany ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
dividingLine Curzon Line vicinity ⓘ
German–Soviet demarcation line of 1939 ⓘ
endTime 1941 ⓘ
followedBy Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
follows German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty ⓘ
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact ⓘ
hasEffectOn Polish borders after World War II ⓘ
demographic changes in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
hasPart German invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Poland

Soviet invasion of Poland ⓘ
historicalPeriod early World War II ⓘ
legalBasisClaimedByGermany Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact secret protocol ⓘ
legalBasisClaimedBySovietUnion Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact secret protocol ⓘ
location Central Europe ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ
mainBelligerent Third Reich ⓘ
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Union
opposedBy Polish Underground State ⓘ
Polish government-in-exile ⓘ
partOf World War II ⓘ
invasion of Poland ⓘ
precededBy Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact secret protocol on spheres of influence ⓘ
result division of Polish territory between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union ⓘ
occupation of Poland ⓘ
startTime 1939 ⓘ
September 1939 ⓘ
timePoint 17 September 1939 ⓘ
28 September 1939 German–Soviet Boundary and Friendship Treaty ⓘ
victim Polish nation ⓘ
linked to: Poles

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polish–German front → followedBy → German–Soviet partition of Poland ⓘ
Polish–German front → relatedTo → German–Soviet invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: German–Soviet partition of Poland
Regency Kingdom → precededBy → German occupation of Congress Poland ⓘ
linked to: German–Soviet partition of Poland
Polish–Soviet border → changedByEvent → German–Soviet invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: German–Soviet partition of Poland