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European Countries That Have Invaded Poland

January 10, 2017 26 Comments

European Countries That Have Invaded Poland

Map created by reddit user americ

The map above shows the European countries (in red) that have invaded Poland (in black) at some point in history. As with all maps using modern borders to show historical events, there are of course issues.

For example, Italy is on the map in red as having invaded Poland, when this was in fact the Romans, and not the modern Italian state, that did so.

Similarly, Moldova is shown to have invaded Poland. However, it was the Principality of Moldavia, not the modern state of Moldova that invaded Poland. Moldova did invade Poland as part of the USSR but by this logic all former Soviet States would have to be coloured red, which they are not.

So while you can easily quibble with aspects of the map, the main point is that Poland’s not always has the best luck in European history. To get a better sense of their changing borders have a look at our map: Poland’s Territorial Changes 1635-Present – Life, Death & Rebirth.

To learn more about Polish history have a look at the following books:

  • God’s Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1: The Origins to 1795 (Volume 1)
  • Poland: A History
  • The Essential Guide to Being Polish

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Comments

  1. scorpio-tiger says

    January 10, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    Italy? When?

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    • tanja says

      January 10, 2017 at 11:12 pm

      Roman empire 🙂

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      • Tomasz Pluskiewicz says

        January 11, 2017 at 1:04 pm

        Oh wow. That’s a stretch, given how Poland didn’t exist at that time. At least not in the current sense

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      • scorpio-tiger says

        January 11, 2017 at 5:27 pm

        Hmmm I’m looking at maps of the Roman empire and it sure doesn’t look like they ever got up that way…

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        • tanja says

          January 12, 2017 at 7:07 pm

          Hmmm, the article says so…. not me;)

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        • Zoran says

          April 11, 2017 at 7:30 am

          Maybe author thought Holy Roman Empire? 😉

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        • sf. says

          March 28, 2019 at 3:52 pm

          They didn’t occupy the terrain as a province, they were raiding it for slaves.

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    • Faaz Noushad says

      May 27, 2021 at 10:10 pm

      When Did Slovakia and Czechia invade Poland ?

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      • Sławek says

        July 21, 2022 at 10:04 am

        Czechia – 1919
        Slovakia with Germany- 1939

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      • Herman says

        July 21, 2022 at 3:41 pm

        Czech for example in 1918, Slovakia 1939, as Germans ally

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      • josef says

        July 21, 2022 at 8:15 pm

        slovakia entered with nazis, czechia and poland had issues in 1919 and 1938

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      • Bart says

        September 28, 2022 at 9:01 pm

        1038, Bretislav’s invasion. Czech troops advanced hundreds of kilometers north and plundered the capital.

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  2. Dmitry Stefanovich says

    January 13, 2017 at 3:21 pm

    There must be other map to accompany this one: countries invaded BY Poland.

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    • Adam Chmielowiec says

      January 15, 2017 at 8:03 pm

      Let me know if there is one, I can barely contain my curiosity about this.

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      • Pepa25 says

        January 19, 2017 at 1:26 pm

        e.g. Annexations by Poland in 1938 … 😉

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      • Michał Szubryt says

        April 11, 2017 at 8:29 am

        Invided Russia and occupied Kremlin for few years for example… 😉

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      • Michal Rosa says

        April 25, 2017 at 8:27 pm

        Przyznajesz się do niewiedzy tak publicznie? Czechosłowacja, 1939

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        • Jerzy K. Sapieha says

          October 11, 2017 at 9:52 pm

          Polska najechała Czechosłowację? Po prostu – odebrała swoje Zaolzie.
          Warto znać historię swojego państwa.

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          • Michal Rosa says

            October 11, 2017 at 10:40 pm

            Warto mieć wiedzę opartą na faktach, a nie przekonania bazujące na ideologii

  3. Charles Bewlay says

    May 31, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Another one showing the countries that the Vikings/Danes invaded would also be very interesting…

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  4. Esuna Cetra says

    August 6, 2017 at 7:00 am

    I thought we were quite good friends with the Hungarians. When did that happen?

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    • sf. says

      March 28, 2019 at 3:54 pm

      Austrowęgry.

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  5. agwart673 says

    October 11, 2017 at 9:55 pm

    If Moldova is red as the part of USSR – why not Belarus?
    And why not coloured nearly all Balkans states as a part of Ottoman Empire invading Poland?

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  6. Storky says

    November 19, 2017 at 7:30 pm

    Lithuania != Great Dutchury of Lithuania

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  7. Turks_are_mongols says

    September 22, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    Turkey has invaded Poland, but it is not a European country.

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    • secular_turk says

      April 14, 2022 at 3:29 pm

      ajahahaha classic hater. Let me correct your ridiculous claims you uneducated sack of hatred:

      – Turkey the country never invaded Poland.
      – Probably your cheap hating soul attempted to associate Ottoman Empire, which is ended by secular Turks.

      Your cheap attempt just shows how petty you are.

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