Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
On 21 September, the Soviets and Germans signed a formal agreement coordinating military movements in Poland, including the "purging" of saboteurs. A joint German-Soviet parade was held in Lvov and Brest-Litovsk, while the countries commanders met in the latter location. Stalin had decided in August that he was going to liquidate the Polish state, and a German-Soviet meeting in September addressed the future structure of the "Polish region". Soviet authorities immediately started a campaign of Sovietization of the newly acquired areas. The Soviets organized staged elections, the result of which was to become a legitimization of Soviet annexation of eastern Poland.
Why did Soviets create fake elections in Poland?
legitimization of Soviet annexation of eastern Poland
The Soviets organized staged elections, the result of which was to become a legitimization of Soviet annexation of eastern Poland.
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