GermanâPolish Nonaggression Pact
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The German-Polish Nonaggression Pact was signed in 1934 between Germany and Poland. This agreement aimed to resolve disputes between the two nations through negotiation rather than force, and it was intended to last for ten years.12
However, this pact was later denounced by Hitler on April 28, 1939, following Poland's refusal of German demands regarding the city of Danzig and the construction of an extraterritorial road across Polish territory. This denouncement preceded the signing of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact on August 23, 1939, which included secret protocols dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence and ultimately led to the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, marking the beginning of World War II.34
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