Slovak invasion of Poland
| Slovak invasion of Poland | |||||||||
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| Part of Invasion of Poland of World War II | |||||||||
Slovak Minister of Defence Ferdinand Čatloš decorates ethnic Germans in the Slovak Army | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Slovakia Supported by: Germany | Poland | ||||||||
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| Ferdinand Čatloš | Kazimierz Fabrycy | ||||||||
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Field Army Bernolák Supported by: 14th Army | Carpathian Army | ||||||||
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| 6 infantry divisions | ||||||||
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The Slovak invasion of Poland occurred during Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in September 1939. The recently created Slovak Republic joined the attack, and Field Army Bernolák contributed over 50,000 soldiers in three divisions. Since most of the Polish forces were engaged with the German armies, which were more to the north of the southern border, the Slovak invasion met only weak resistance and suffered minimal losses.