"WWII aggression"

#12769943

18 September 2025

The Polish Army Orchestra participates in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression on Poland at Main Market Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769951

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769952

18 September 2025

Participants commemorate the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769953

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769954

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769956

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769957

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769959

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769964

18 September 2025

Participants commemorate the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769965

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12769971

18 September 2025

Soldiers of the Polish Army participate in the commemoration of the 86th anniversary of the Soviet Union's aggression against Poland at Father General Adam Studzinski Square in Krakow, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Soviet Union joins military operations on the side of Nazi Germany and, without declaring war, invades Poland on September 17, 1939, thus fulfilling the protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The Soviet murders of Polish officers and intelligentsia begin at that time.

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#12765198

17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: The Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East covered with Polish flags during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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#12765207

17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Warsaw high school students gather at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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#12765208

17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: The Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East covered with Polish flags during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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#12765211

17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Hundreds of Warsaw high school students gather at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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#12765202

17 September 2025

WARSAW, POLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: A rose left by young students at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East during the ceremony to mark the 86th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland, honoring the victims of the Katyn Massacre and all those killed under Soviet repression, in Warsaw, Poland, on September 17, 2025. The Katyn Massacre, carried out by the NKVD on Joseph Stalin’s orders in the spring of 1940, claimed nearly 22,000 Polish officers, border guards, police, and intellectuals after the German-Soviet pact of 1939, which led to the partition and occupation of Poland at the start of World War II.

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