Before the guns fired, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union struck a shocking secret deal to divide Poland and rewrite the map of Europe. Behind closed doors in 1939, diplomacy masked a ruthless plan of ...

Germany's attack on Poland on 1 September 1939 marked the beginning of World War II. On 17 September 1939, the Red Army ...

President Vladimir Putin is writing an article to justify the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, which paved the way to the Second World War. Leaders generally do not attempt to excuse their countries’ ...

To the editor: Aug. 23 is observed in many European countries as a day of remembrance for one of the most cynical political actions in Western history, and is recognized by many, including our ...

It’s 1939 and the Germans have invaded Poland. The Polish army, unprepared and outnumbered against the tanks and Luftwaffe, was occupied within a matter of weeks. Any hope that they could defeat the ...