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Originally Posted by MLF
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March 31, 1939
France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.
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August 23, 1939
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
[edit: how about "dividing Poland"]
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
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And on September 17th, 1939, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east.
The invasion and battle lasted for the following 20 days and ended on October 6th, 1939 with the two-way division and annexation of the entire territory of the Second Polish Republic by both Germany and the Soviet Union.
Then, England declared war to Germany. Because England did not "guarantee Poland's borders".
It only guaranteed Poland help in case of
Germany violating Poland's borders.