These Days In History: August 23, 1939: Non-Aggression Pact between Nazi Germany and the USSR is signed in Moscow. It aligned the dictatorial regimes between September 1, 1939 and June 22, 1941. Molotov-Ribbentrop Non- Aggression Pact between the Nazi Germany and the USSR, named by the signatories, Soviet foreign minister Viacheslav Molotov and German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. The secret protocol to this treaty provisioned division of Poland between Germany and USSR and the annexation of East European countries and territories in favor of the USSR. In return, the USSR withdrew from the anti-German negotiations with Great Britain and France. After the German Army invaded Poland, the Soviet Army entered the Polish provinces from the East. Despite the Soviet betrayal, the Polish Army courageously fought for one month. Jewish population of Poland demonstrated valor defending the common homeland.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:00:00 +0000
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