WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Austria
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France
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Czechslovakia
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Poland
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Spain
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Detailed explanation-1: -On September 29, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union agree to divide control of occupied Poland roughly along the Bug River-the Germans taking everything west, the Soviets taking everything east.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Polish government fled the country that same day. After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw officially surrendered to the Germans on September 28, 1939. In accordance with the secret protocol to their non-aggression pact, Germany and the Soviet Union partitioned Poland on September 29, 1939.
Detailed explanation-3: -Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. German forces broke through Polish defenses along the border and quickly advanced on Warsaw, the Polish capital.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some areas historically part of Germany–notably East Prussia, Silesia and Pomerania–were given to Poland or the Soviet Union.