Soviet invasion of Poland

September 17 – October 6, 1939 · Poland

Result Soviet victory

The Soviet Union attacked Poland from the east, without a declaration of war, while Polish forces were already crushed by Germany. The campaign ended with Poland divided between the USSR and Germany, as agreed in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

On the map Contemporaries

Poland

Soviet Union and allies

Poland

Soviet Union

Germany

Semyon Timoshenko military commander

Units

Also involved 9

Kliment Voroshilov participant · Soviet Union and allies
Issa Pliyev participant
Yakov Smushkevich participant
Andrei Grechko participant
Aleksei Vinogradov participant · Soviet Union and allies
Mikhail Katukov participant · Soviet Union and allies
Filipp Golikov participant · Soviet Union and allies
Andrey Yeryomenko participant · Soviet Union and allies
Ivan Tyulenev participant · Soviet Union and allies