WW II, Nazi invasion of Poland, 1939, SET of medals Start Price USD 39.90 Current Price USD 39.90 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 49.90 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 26, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Location European Union See more about 'WW II, Nazi invasion of Poland, 1939, SET of medals' Description The medals are a part of my Polish medals collection         Visit my page with the offers, please. You will find many interesting items related to this subject.     If you wish to see other medals, click here, please; World War II  Poland; History          The medals have been minted in 1989 in to commemorate the history of the resistance in Poland during the WW II       I offer a set of 2 medals.     This medals are really very dramatic in its expression, a bold artistic creation commemorating the beginning and end of the World War II       Artist – the prominent Polish sculptor, engraver, Profs. Bogdan Chmielewski To see his works, visit the page; http://www.shalom.org.pl/index.php?mid=5     av. The dead soldier, the date 1939, the city in the background, the women with the child rv. The Polish soldier with the flag in Berlin, the date 9.V.1945   diameter - 40 mm (1½ “) weight – 42.60 gr, (1.50 oz) metal – bronze and silver plated, beautiful mint patina       The World War II began on September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Within two days the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany, although the only European battles remained in Poland. Pursuant to a then secret provision of its non-aggression Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with the Soviet Union, Germany was joined in the battle to conquer Poland and to divide Eastern Europe by the Soviet Union on September 17, 1939. On September 17 Soviet troops occupied the eastern part of Poland, taking control of territory that Germany had agreed was in the Soviet sphere of influence. A day later the Polish president and commander-in-chief both fled to Romania. The last Polish units surrendered on October 6. Some Polish troops evacuated to neighbouring countries. In the aftermath of the September Campaign, occupied Poland managed to create a powerful resistance movement and contributed significant military forces to the Allies for the duration of World War II. After Poland fell, Germany paused to regroup during the winter of 1939-1940 until April 1940, while the British and French stayed on the defensive. The period would be referred to by journalists as "the Phony War", or the "Sitzkrieg", because so little ground combat took place.     Place a Bid!