# Canonical recap data for German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (1939)
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slug: molotov-ribbentrop-pact
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1939/molotov-ribbentrop-pact"
title: German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
subtitle: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact shocked the world by uniting ideological enemies and enabling Hitler's invasion of Poland without Soviet resistance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1939-08-23
datePrecision: day
year: 1939
decade: 1930
summaryShort: "The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, with a secret protocol establishing Soviet and German spheres of influence across Eastern Europe. The pact was signed in "
summaryLong: The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, with a secret protocol establishing Soviet and German spheres of influence across Eastern Europe. The pact was signed in Moscow on 24 August 1939 by Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact"
importance: 84
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact"
  title: German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression pact betw
wikidataQid: Q130796
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628193420/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact"
taxonomy:
domain: political
eventTypes:
- peace_accord
canonicalClasses:
- governance
- transformation
impactRadius: regional
velocity: sudden
predictability: forecastable
intentionality: coordinated
domainCoupling: multi_domain
