The German and Soviet Occupation (September 1939 To June 1941)
See also: Administrative division of Polish territories during World War IIFollowing the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 by Germany and their Soviet ally on 17 September 1939, Poland was divided between them. Germany annexed 91,902 square kilometres with 10 million citizens and controlled the so-called General government which consisted of a further 95,742 kilometres with 12 million citizens. The Soviet Union occupied 202,069 square kilometres with over 13 million citizens. There were many similarities between the two zones of occupations e.g. both shot civilians and POWs.
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