Events with tag - Red Army

September 1, 1939

September Campaign

The September Campaign began on September 1, 1939, with Germany's attack on Poland, and on September 17, the Soviet Union joined the invasion. Despite heroic defense, including the symbolic defense of Westerplatte, the military superiority of the aggressors led to Poland's defeat. The campaign ended on October 6, 1939, with the capitulation of the last regular units at Kock.

September 17, 1939

Soviet Invasion of Poland

On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union, breaking existing international treaties, launched a military invasion of Poland. The attack was the implementation of the secret protocol of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact and occurred when Poland was fighting a desperate battle against Nazi Germany. About 600,000 Red Army soldiers, supported by 4,700 tanks and 3,300 aircraft, crossed Poland's eastern border, beginning a period of Soviet occupation and mass repression against civilians.

September 17, 1939

Red Army Invasion of Poland

On September 17, 1939, the Red Army began its invasion of Poland, implementing the secret provisions of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The attack was launched without a declaration of war while the Polish army was fighting the Germans in the west. The Soviet aggression led to the occupation of eastern Poland, mass deportations of the population, and crimes against Polish officers and intelligentsia.

September 17, 1939

Soviet occupation of eastern Poland

The Soviet occupation of eastern territories of the Second Polish Republic began on September 17, 1939, when the Red Army crossed Poland's borders. This event was a direct consequence of the secret protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The invasion led to mass deportations, repressions, and fundamental territorial and demographic changes in Poland.

September 17, 1939

Red Army Invasion of Poland

On September 17, 1939, the Red Army crossed Poland's borders, implementing the secret provisions of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. This event, along with the subsequent Soviet troops' entry in 1944, fundamentally changed Poland's fate, leading to the installation of communist rule and significant territorial changes after World War II.

January 17, 1945

Liberation of Warsaw by the Red Army

On January 17, 1945, the troops of the 1st Belorussian Front under the command of Marshal Georgy Zhukov entered the ruined Warsaw. This event was part of the Vistula-Oder Operation and ended the German occupation of Poland's capital. The liberation of the city opened a new chapter in the country's history, although it also brought controversies related to subsequent Soviet domination.

January 27, 1945

Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau

On January 27, 1945, soldiers of the 60th Army of the First Ukrainian Front of the Red Army liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. At the time of liberation, there were about 7,000 prisoners in the camp, left behind by fleeing Nazis. This event revealed to the world the scale of Nazi crimes and became a symbol of the end of the Holocaust.

May 2, 1945

Battle of Berlin

The Battle of Berlin was a key event in the final stage of World War II, which took place on May 2, 1945. The military operation conducted by the Red Army, supported by Polish military units, led to the capitulation of the capital of the Third Reich and symbolically ended Nazi rule in Europe.

May 8, 1945

The End of World War II in Poland

World War II formally ended in Poland on May 8, 1945, however, the liberation of individual territories lasted from January to May 1945. Despite Germany's capitulation, Poland fell under USSR domination, which led to the installation of communist rule and fundamental territorial and social changes.