ww2 timeline By Phantomcatonic Aug 9, 1939 there was a aggression treaty made with Germany and Poland and the soviets Aug 9, 1939 after germany took control of Poland they made its general government controlled by hans frank Aug 11, 1939 England and france declared war on germany Aug 31, 1939 the nazis left behind at a camp site a handful of dead polish concentration camp prisoners Sep 1, 1939 a german aircraft bombed a major city killing roughly 1,200 Sep 8, 1939 several hundred Nazis and Soviet soldiers were killed by polish snipers Sep 8, 1939 they reached 140 miles in the first week of the invasion Sep 17, 1939 Poland surrendered to the soviets after losing 65,000 men Jan 3, 1945 Poland stayed under nazi control till january 1945 Sep 2, 1945 end of the war Apr 10, 2017 sourceshttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/06/world-war-ii-the-invasion-of-poland-and-the-winter-war/100094/ https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070. Apr 10, 2017 Source https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/06/world-war-ii-the-invasion-of-poland-and-the-winter-war/100094/