Tragically. the adoption by Poland of its new Constitution was followed just 1 year later by the first of the three partitions which resulted in a total loss of sovereignty for the Polish people. Allied victory ending World War I brought the Poles independence in 1918. But in 1939 a SovietGerman pact opened the way for invasion and another partition of Poland. Poland was the victim of incredible destruction and genocide during World War II. The Germans murdered 6 million Poles. The Russians executed 15.000 Polish army officers and deported 1.7 million Poles. The 1945 Yalta agreement pledged free and unrestricted elections in Poland at the end of World War H. But the Soviets installed 20.000 Polish Communists to rule the country.
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