1939 Invasion of Poland

German, Soviet, and Slovak attack on and takeover of Poland that marked the start of World War II
Organization military_operation Q150812
1939 Invasion of Poland
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1939 Invasion of Poland

Summary

1939 Invasion of Poland is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,738 views/month, #6 of 1,115).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's instance of is recorded as military operation[3].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's instance of is recorded as military campaign[4].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's instance of is recorded as invasion[5].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland was followed by Soviet invasion of Poland[6].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland was followed by Slovak invasion of Poland[7].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland took place at Poland[8].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland is part of European Theater of World War II[9].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland is part of World War II[10].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's Commons category is recorded as Polish Defensive War of 1939[11].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland comprises Battle of Kock[12].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland began on September 1, 1939[13].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland ended on October 6, 1939[14].
  • Among those involved in 1939 Invasion of Poland was Nazi Germany[15].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's significant event is recorded as Battle of the Border[16].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's official website is recorded as http://www.1wrzesnia39.pl/[17].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Invasion of Poland[18].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's has contributing factor is recorded as Fall Weiss[19].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's immediate cause of is recorded as World War II[20].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's immediate cause of is recorded as British declaration of war on Germany[21].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's immediate cause of is recorded as French declaration of war on Germany[22].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's order of battle is recorded as German order of battle for Operation Fall Weiss[23].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's order of battle is recorded as order of battle of the Wehrmacht for the attack on Poland[24].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's order of battle is recorded as Polish army order of battle in 1939[25].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's order of battle is recorded as order of battle of the Polish Army, September 28, 1939[26].
  • 1939 Invasion of Poland's order of battle is recorded as order of battle of the Polish Army, September 17, 1939[27].

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Identity

Part of include European Theater of World War II[9], a theater of war[28] and World War II[10], a world war[29]. Successors include Soviet invasion of Poland[6] and Slovak invasion of Poland[7].

Why It Matters

1939 Invasion of Poland ranks in the top 0.54% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,738 views/month, #6 of 1,115).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 139 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0416807-napadeni-Polska-1939
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  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time
    Followed by Soviet invasion of Poland, Slovak invasion of Poland
    Location Poland
    Instance of military operation, military campaign, invasion
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007566072105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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