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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Poland|native_name=Rzeczpospolita Polska|image_map=Poland 1930.png|map_width=290|largest_city=[[Warsaw]]|capital=[[Warsaw]]|official_languages=Polish|regional_languages=German<br>Belarusian<br>Lithuanian<br>Ukrainian|area_km2=388,634|population_estimate=35,100,000|population_estimate_year=1939}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Poland|native_name=Rzeczpospolita Polska|image_flag=Flag of the Second Polish Republic.png|image_map=Poland 1930.png|map_width=290|largest_city=[[Warsaw]]|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary Bourgeois Republic|capital=[[Warsaw]]|official_languages=Polish|regional_languages=German<br>Belarusian<br>Lithuanian<br>Ukrainian|area_km2=388,634|population_estimate=35,100,000|population_estimate_year=1939}} | ||
The '''Second Polish Republic''', officially the '''Republic of Poland''', was a country in [[Eastern Europe]]. | The '''Second Polish Republic''', officially the '''Republic of Poland''', was a country in [[Eastern Europe]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:12, 17 August 2022
| Republic of Poland Rzeczpospolita Polska | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
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| Capital and largest city | Warsaw |
| Official languages | Polish |
| Recognised regional languages | German Belarusian Lithuanian Ukrainian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary Bourgeois Republic |
| Area | |
• Total | 388,634 km² |
| Population | |
• 1939 estimate | 35,100,000 |
The Second Polish Republic, officially the Republic of Poland, was a country in Eastern Europe.
History
Polish–Soviet War
In 1919, Poland invaded western Belarus and Ukraine, beginning a war against the Red Army. Over 100,000 Soviet soldiers were captured and 60,000 died in prison camps.[1]
Repression of communists
In 1926, First Marshal Józef Piłsudski established a military police system. In 1934, he created a prison camp for the political opposition, which included communists.[1]
Czechoslovakia
Poland signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in 1934 and occupied the Cieszyn region of Czechoslovakia in 1938. However, Poland refused to join the fascist Anti-Comintern Pact.[1]
Second World War
On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland and broke its non-aggression pact. The Polish government quickly collapsed and fled to Romania and then England, where it established a government-in-exile. On 17 September, the Soviet Union crossed the border and took control of western Belarus and Ukraine.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Polish Question" (2020-09-01). Politsturm. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-06-16.