Russia Invades Polan

On September 1st, 1939, 1.8 million German troops invaded Poland. They invaded on three fronts; East Prussia, West Germany and South Slovakia. Germany had 2600 tanks, the Polish had 180. The Germans had over 2000 aircraft and the Polish only had 420. Germany’s "Blitzkrieg” idea had never been heard of or seen before at war. These tactics caught the Polish off guard. By September 14th 1939 Warsaw was surrounded by the Germans. Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3rd. The Polish people did not receive help from anyone and the Germans occupied Poland.
Why didn’t anyone help Poland in there time of need? No one wanted to fight Germany. Germany was a bully and did what it wanted toward other countries. People got tired of the Germans pushing everyone around and France and Britain were the first two countries to declare war on Germany. Russia and other countries including the United States soon followed. The great European plan was for Russia, Great Britain and the United States to eliminate the German Nazi’s occupation throughout Europe.
Why did Russia invade Poland? It was their job to fight Germany on the Eastern front and they reached Poland first. By July 1944, Poland had been occupied by Nazi Germany for almost over five years. Meanwhile, Germany was fighting another war against the Allied Powers that included the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The plan was to get together with the Allied Powers and liberate most of Europe from the Nazis. But, in 1943 it was obvious that Russia reached the borders of Poland before the other Allied Powers. The only thing Russia and the Poles had in common was their enemy, Nazi Germany. Many of the Poles wanted a democratic government and Stalin, the leader of Russia, wanted a communist government. In time it became obvious that Russia’s intentions were not to help Poland but to help itself.
The Russians and the Poles did not trust each other. Many of the Russians living in Poland argued with the Polish people. Stalin broke off the Polish-Soviet relations soon after Stalin approved the mass murder of Polish POWs. During the summer of 1944 the Russian Army advanced to Poland. During the same time the Warsaw Uprising occurred. The Russian Army stopped at the Vistula River and refused to continue on their advance. Many people argue that they chose not to continue and help the Nazis kill more people. Others believe that they truly could go no farther. Many of the facts show that they chose to stop and not continue. Stalin allowed the killing of thousands of innocent people. This helped Hitler continue with his mission.
It was during this time that about 16,000 Polish insurgents were murdered. Over 6,000 were wounded. Between 150,000 and 200,000 civilians died form mass murder controlled by German troops and observed by the Russians who were sitting across the Vistula River. Many of the Warsaw, Poland buildings were destroyed. Germans systematically covered the cities block to block. When the Russians finally invaded Warsaw Poland, defeating the Nazi’s, over 85% of the city was destroyed. I find this historical event very controversial from the information I have researched it appears that the Russians simply stood by and watched as thousands of Polish people were murdered. Why didn’t the Russians invade and help all those people? Why did Stalin allow this to happen? Was the expansion of the Soviet Union more important than people’s lives’? What kind of person would allow this to happen?