Axis invasion of Poland

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Holocaust
gptkb:Soviet_occupation_of_Eastern_Poland
gptkb:German_occupation_of_Western_Poland
gptkb:Polish_resistance_movement
Establishment of the General Government
gptkbp:completed October 6, 1939
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:Start_of_World_War_II
Refugee crisis
War crimes committed
Destruction_of_Polish_cities
Loss_of_Polish_sovereignty
gptkbp:date September 1, 1939
gptkbp:established gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First major military campaign of World War II
Highlighted the failure of appeasement policies
Involved significant civilian casualties
Influenced_post-war_borders_in_Europe
Triggered_British_and_French_declarations_of_war_against_Germany
Affected_Polish_national_identity_and_memory
Demonstrated_effectiveness_of_Blitzkrieg
Led_to_the_fall_of_the_Second_Polish_Republic
Set_the_stage_for_further_Axis_expansion_in_Europe
Led_to_the_establishment_of_concentration_camps_in_Poland
Marked_the_beginning_of_widespread_conflict_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Axis invasion of Poland
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Molotov-Ribbentrop_Pact
Munich Agreement
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Soviet_NKVD
gptkb:Allied_powers
gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Red_Army
gptkb:Polish_Home_Army
Civilians
Wehrmacht
Blitzkrieg tactics
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:division_of_Poland
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Warsaw
Battle of Bzura
Siege of Warsaw