Europe 1939: Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
23 August 1939
23 Aug 1939
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23 Aug 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
In August 1939 Germany surprised the world by signing the Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact with the Soviet Union. Formally, this was a non-aggression pact between two ideological enemies. However a secret clause agreed to the division of eastern Europe, in particular Poland.
