World War Two began with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. Adolf Hitler used a propaganda lie as a pretext to strike. It was a historical turning point that still has relevance for today.

Poland is still seeking compensation for victims of the German invasion in World War II, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in Berlin on Friday. After attending the opening of the new ...

The two leaders secretly plan to divide Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe between them. September: Employing blitzkrieg (literally, "lightning war") tactics, Germany invades Poland.

The Army’s 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, the only U.S. Patriot missile battalion based in Europe, transferred its Patriot missile defense mission in Poland to German forces.

The impact of the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939 brought an end to Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement policy. Chamberlain offered to help Poland if it was attacked by Germany ...