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Second Polish Republic

The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was created in 1918 in the aftermath of World War I...

Timeline of Events

1918

11.6.1918

The Second Polish Republic is proclaimed in Poland.

1920

5.7.1920

Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.

7.15.1920

The Polish Parliament establishes Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.

1924

9.17.1924

The Border Defence Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.

1939

9.1.1939

World War II: Nazi Germany invades Poland, beginning the war in Europe.

9.2.1939

World War II: following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.

9.18.1939

World War II: Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.