1September 1939 17, the Soviet government submitted a note to the Polish ambassador in Moscow, pointing out that the Soviet government ordered the army to cross the border to protect western Ukraine and western Belarus. In the early morning of the same day, the Soviet army marched into the above-mentioned areas in six ways and occupied the area without encountering major resistance. In order to implement its strategic intention of establishing the "East Line". The eastern territory of Poland is called "western Ukraine and western Belarus" by the Soviet Union. Because at the beginning of the19th century, Russia occupied these areas when it participated in the partition of Poland. After World War I, Poland returned to the motherland. 19 19 When the Paris Peace Conference determined the eastern border of Poland, most of western Belarus and western Ukraine were separated from Polish territory. However, in March 192 1, the Soviet government led by Lenin signed a peace treaty with Poland in Riga, redrawing the Russian-Polish border and transferring the western part of Belarus and Ukraine to Poland. 1September, 939 17, after Soviet troops occupied western Belarus and western Ukraine, Molotov, the Soviet People's Committee for Foreign Affairs, made a radio speech saying: The Soviet Union marched into Poland and extended a helping hand to Belarusian and Ukrainian compatriots living in Poland. On the same day, the Soviet government submitted a statement to the Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union, saying: "The Polish government has collapsed and there is no sign of life. In other words, in fact, Polish countries and

The government no longer exists. Therefore, the treaty concluded between the Soviet Union and Poland is invalid ... Poland has become a convenient place for all kinds of accidents and accidents that may pose a threat to the Soviet Union. The Soviet government has remained neutral so far, but it can no longer treat this situation with a neutral attitude. "The Soviet government can't be indifferent to the fate of its compatriots living in Poland-Ukraine and Belarus, and can't let these compatriots be abandoned and pushed around without any guarantee." "In view of this situation, the Soviet government ordered the troops of the Red Army General Command to cross the border and put the lives and property of residents in western Ukraine and Belarus under their own protection. "On September 18, the Soviets arrived in Brest. This time, the Soviet Union sent troops, which not only occupied western Belarus and western Ukraine, but also occupied Biavistock and other places west of the Coulson Line. These areas cover an area of 77,600 square miles with a population of 13.

1.9 million people. Germany occupied Poland with an area of 72,800 square miles and a population of 22 1400. On September 27th, German Foreign Minister ribbentrop arrived in Moscow for talks with Stalin and Moloto. On 28th, the two countries signed the Treaty of Friendship between the Soviet Union and Germany, which demarcated the border between the Soviet Union and Germany. Poland belongs to the Soviet Union in the east and Germany in the west. 1 939165438+1October1and 2. western Belarus and western Ukraine were merged into the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Ukraine respectively. In this way, the Soviet Union and Germany carved up Poland for their own needs.