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Invasion of Poland
Also known as the 4th partition of Poland, it was an invasion lead by the German, in the beginning of WWII. -
Soviet invasion of Poland
A military operation that started without a formal declaration of war. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Jews in the ghettos of Warsaw rose to revolt against the Nazi German extermination of Jewish population. Largest single revolt made by the Jews against Germans -
Tehran Conference
"Big Three" commitment to the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany by the Western Allies. -
Koniuchy massacre
Massacre of civilians carried out by a Soviet partisan unit along with a contingent of Jewish partisans under their command in the Polish village of Koniuchy. -
Manifesto of the Polish Committee of National Liberation
Political manifesto of the Polish Committee of National Liberation -
Warsaw Uprising
Polish resistance Home Army's effort to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. -
Yalta Conference
Organization of Europe in the post-war period -
Potsdam Conference
Conference to discus how to administer the punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany. -
Polish people's referendum
Opportunity for the forces competting for political control of Poland, but the results failed to meet democratic standards.