Reading Notes: The Axis Advances Chapter 17, Section 2 (pp. 568576) What happened on September 1, 1939? Explain the actions and roles of Germany, Soviet Union, Poland, Britain, and France. Nazi forces stormed into Poland, revealing the enormous power of Hitler’s blitzkrieg. The Luftwaffe attacked Poland. While Germany attacked from the west, Stalin’s forces invaded from the east, grabbing lands promised to them under the Nazi Soviet Pact. Within a month, Poland ceased to exist. Beca…
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