Invasion of Poland 1939

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polish_27th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:memorial
Establishment of the General Government
Polish resistance movement
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:Soviet_invasion_of_Poland
German occupation of Poland
Polish defeat
gptkbp:date September 1, 1939
gptkbp:duration approximately one month
gptkbp:election_year Increased tensions in Europe
Establishment of a puppet government
Division of Poland
gptkbp:established gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_significance Start of World War II
Formation of the Axis powers
Impact on European geopolitics
Failure of appeasement policy
Impact on Polish society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Invasion of Poland 1939
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Jerzy_Dąbrowski
gptkb:General_Wacław_Iwaszkiewicz
gptkb:General_Heinz_Guderian
gptkb:General_Juliusz_Rómmel
gptkb:General_Kazimierz_Sosnkowski
gptkb:General_Mieczysław_Smorawiński
gptkb:General_Stanisław_Wąsowicz
gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
gptkb:General_Fedor_von_Bock
gptkb:Władysław_Sikorski
gptkb:Edward_Rydz-Śmigły
gptkb:General_Marian_Kukiel
gptkb:General_Stanisław_Maczek
gptkb:General_Tadeusz_Kutrzeba
gptkb:General_Władysław_Anders
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Blitzkrieg
Air superiority
Combined arms warfare
Fast-moving armored units
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Warsaw
gptkb:Battle_of_Bzura
gptkb:Battle_of_Kock
gptkb:Battle_of_Westerplatte
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:World_War_II