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German invasion of Poland

Invasion of Poland
Part of the European Theatre of World War II
Battle of Poland.png
From left to right: Luftwaffe preparing to bomb Wieluń, SMS Schleswig-Holstein attacking the Westerplatte, Wehrmacht soldiers destroying the Polish-German border post, German tank and armored car formation, German and Soviet troops shaking hands following the invasion, Bombing of Warsaw.
Date 1 September – 6 October 1939
(1 month and 5 days)
Location Poland, Eastern Germany, and the Free City of Danzig
Result Decisive German and Soviet victory
Beginning of World War II
Territorial
changes
Polish territory divided among Germany, the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Slovakia. Free City of Danzig annexed by Germany.
Belligerents

Soviet Union Soviet Union (After 17 September, see details)
Poland
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany

Ferdinand Čatloš
(Army Bernolák)


Soviet Union
Units involved
Strength

Germany:
60 divisions,
6 brigades,
9,000 guns,
2,750 tanks,
2,315 aircraft
Slovakia:
3 divisions
Joined on 17 September:
Soviet Union:
33+ divisions,
11+ brigades,
4,959 guns,
4,736 tanks,
3,300 aircraft


Total:
1,500,000 Germans,
466,516 Soviets,
51,306 Slovaks
Grand total: 2,000,000+
Poland:
39 divisions (some of them were never fully mobilized and concentrated),
16 brigades,
4,300 guns,
880 tanks,
400 aircraft
Total: 950,000
Casualties and losses

Germany:
16,343 killed,
3,500 missing,
30,300 wounded
Slovakia:
37 killed,
11 missing,
114 wounded


Soviet Union:
1,475 killed or missing,
2,383 wounded
or:
5,327 killed, missing and wounded


Total casualties: 59,000
Poland:
66,000 dead,
133,700 wounded,
199,700 total casualties

Ferdinand Čatloš
(Army Bernolák)

Soviet Union Belorussian Front
Red Army flag.svg 3rd Army
Red Army flag.svg 4th Army
Red Army flag.svg 10th Army
Red Army flag.svg 11th Army
Red Army flag.svg Cavalry-Mechanized Group


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