Germany Invades Poland - Aly Piedad

• Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. 

• Signified the start of World War II.

• Germany broke through Poland defenses quickly-Poland did not receive much aid from Britain or France.  

• Warsaw (a city in Poland) withstood 2 weeks of harsh bombing and shelling, until they surrendered to Germany.  

• By October of 1939, Germany took over half of Poland.

• Germany did have full control of Poland due to the German - Soviet Pact.  The Soviet Union had control of the other half of Poland.