September 1939
On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany attacked Poland. Consequently, Plan East became void. On September 17, following the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviets broke the Soviet-Polish Non-Aggression Pact by invading Poland. The Red Army met little resistance, as the Polish Army was concentrated in the West, fighting the Germans. Thus, the Soviets managed to occupy Polish Kresy in short order.
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