The Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 resulted directly from the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, signed #OTD in 1939. This secret deal split Europe between two totalitarian regimes - Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. | British Poles

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact & Road to World War II The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, signed on August 23, 1939, was a non-aggression treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, named after the foreign ministers of both countries, Vyacheslav Molotov and Joachim von Ribbentrop. This agreement shocked the world as it allowed both nations to secretly divide Eastern Europe into spheres of influence. The pact provided Germany with the assurance that it could invade Poland without fear of Soviet inter

80 years ago today, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union changed Europe's borders in secret. | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Protocol Radio 280 by Nicky Romero (#PRR280)