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World War II in Europe

1939

After achieving a neutral Soviet Union (Through the August 1939 German-Soviet Pact), Germany started World War II by Blitzkrieging (Invading) Poland, on September 1, 1939. Allied powers, Britain and France, retaliated by declaring war on Germany. USHMM.org reports, "Poland was defeated by a combination of German and Soviet forces and was partitioned between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union,"

"World War II in Europe." //United States Holocaust Memorial Museum//. Encyclopedia, 01 Apr. 2010. Web. 05 Nov. 2010. .