18 Sep 1939
Poland
Poland
- A Soviet-German joint victory parade was held in Brest-Litovsk in Eastern Poland (now in Belarus). ww2dbase [Invasion of Poland | Brzesc nad Bugiem, Polesie | TH]
28 Sep 1939
Poland
Poland
- At Brest-Litovsk, Poland (now Belarus), Germans and Soviets signed the agreement denoting their common border in Poland. ww2dbase [Invasion of Poland | Brzesc nad Bugiem, Polesie | TH]
23 Jul 1941
Poland
Poland
- German troops captured Brest-Litovsk, Poland (now Belarus) after a month-long siege. ww2dbase [Operation Barbarossa | Brzesc nad Bugiem, Polesie | TH]
28 Jul 1944
Poland
Poland
- Brest-Litovsk, Poland (now in Belarus), site of a joint German-Soviet victory parade in 1939, was captured by Soviet forces after heavy fighting. ww2dbase [Operation Bagration | Brzesc nad Bugiem, Polesie | TH]
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