67th anniversary of the Soviet invasion on Poland (see pictures)

Poland.pl ^ | 2006-09-17

[lizol]

67th anniversary of the Soviet invasion on Poland

2006-09-17, 18:42

On September 17th 1939 the Red Army invaded Poland, breaking the anti aggression pact signed with Poland.

The Soviets attacked at 6 am.The Polish ambassador in Moscow was handed a note by the Soviet foreign ministry stating that the Polish government and the Polish state ceased to exist. In the years 1940-1941 over half a million Polish soldiers were taken prisoners and massive deportations of civilians took place.

[lizol]

[Impeach98]

This Republican Pole, who grew up a child watching Lech Walesa on TV and thanking Ronald Reagan for standing by his side says BUMP!!

[1rudeboy]

Now, now, lizol. You know the Soviets were invited in, and that some Poles collaborated. [Kremlin mode=off]

[lizol]

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[dfwgator]

Of course it's considered politically incorrect to point out that the Soviets started WWII along with the Nazis.

[mainepatsfan]

The ultimate stab in the back.

[Gay State Conservative]

For much of the Twentieth Century the people of Poland have suffered much.Let us hope that they experience a long,long period of freedom from any sort of domination so that they can fully rebuild.

[mainepatsfan]

Yup. Stalin gave Hitler the green light.

[Jeff Head]

The look in those older gentlemen's eyes reminds me of the look in my father's eyes (may God continue to rest his soul) when he used to talk to us about his combat experiences in the Pacific against the Japanese.

God grant that we will stand up and fight as hard in our generations as these men did...for they knew they were fighting tyranical monsters and were willing to risk and sacrifice their lives to stop it. That was the only way then against such evil...it is the only way now.

[dfwgator]

What better way to show how Poland and the United States are united in the struggle against evil.

[lizol]

"The stab in the back": Dziennik Chicagowski [Chicago Daily] – The Polish Daily News, September 19, 1939.

[mainepatsfan]

It's too bad we didn't lift a finger in 1939.

[mainepatsfan]

It caused quite the dilemma for the commies in this country who'd been ripping Hitler over the invasion.

[dfwgator]

The Commies hated Poland since the "Miracle on the Vistula" thwarted the Soviet advance through the rest of Europe.

[SSR1]

Long Live Free Poland!!

[lizol]

The Soviets take over in Brest-Litovsk. The German general at the center is Heinz Guderian, the Soviet officer is Kombrig (Brigadier) Siemion Krivoshein


Soviet and German soldiers meeting after the invasion of Poland.


German and Soviet troops at the so-called "Border of Peace", or a demarcation line set up by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; picture taken during the Polish Defence War of 1939. Soviet BT tank visible in the foreground

[lizol]

The French and the British did.
The one in the middle.

[lizol]

[mainepatsfan]

Good old Józef Piłsudski.

[mainepatsfan]

The Soviets just couldn't destroy enough photos.