The Soviet Union invades Poland Soviet - Polish War of 1937
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Soviet - Polish War of 1937
The Soviet invasion and conquest of Poland from September 11th 1937 to December 2nd 1937.
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1937
11 September
The Eurasian War erupts
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1937
21 September
The Soviets have advanced 100 kilometers into Poland
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12 October
Soviet forces surround Warsaw
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23 October
Polish forces relieve Warsaw
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2 November
Fresh Soviet offensive in southern Poland.
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3 November
Warsaw surrounded by Soviet forces again.
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1937
27 November
The Fall of Warsaw.
Military actionThe Warsaw Garrison finally surrenders after running out of ammunition and food supplies.
Unconfirmed reports of Soviet massacres filter out of occupied Poland. Over four million Polish refugees manage to flee into East Prussia, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania before the Soviets gain effective control of the Polish western border.
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1937
2 December
Final capitulation of Polish forces.
Diplomatic actionThe Soviet Union installs a puppet communist regime in Poland and begins a harsh purge of Poland's old government structure and culture. 200,000 soviet soldiers remain in Poland to "insure civil order". A Polish government-in-exile flees to Germany. The Soviet - Polish War of 1937 comes to a close.
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