Tusk said war was present again in the region as the Russian invasion of Ukarine, which began in 2022 ... than five years of World War II and the brutal German occupation, Poland lost 6 million ...

WARSAW (Reuters ... people during World War II as Poland marked 80 years since the Nazi German invasion that unleashed the deadliest conflict in human history. The ceremonies began at 4:30 ...

Adolf Hitler and Hoseph Stalin agree not to invade ... of Germany's attack. When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins.

At 04:45 on 1 September 1939, the assault on Poland begins. A German battleship opens fire on the Polish garrison in Danzig (Gdansk). It is the first military engagement of World War Two.