Nazi-Soviet Pact
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Fascism, Fascists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Eastern European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Poland
- Date: August 23-24, 1939
Article abstract: The Nazi-Soviet pact frees Hitler from the immediate possibility of a two-front war, allowing him to attack Poland and trigger the beginning of World War II hostilities.
Summary of Event
The signing of the Treaty of Nonaggression between Nazi Germany and Communist Russia in August, 1939, surprised most European observers, who believed that a rapprochement between the diametrically opposed dictatorships was impossible. Relations between the Soviet Union and Germany had declined substantially since 1933, when the National Socialist...
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