Invasion Of Poland
- Germans attack using Blitzkrieg warfare (Panzers)
- British and French declare war on Sept. 3, 1939
- Russia joins and occupies eastern half on 17 September, 1939 War ends on 29 September 1939s
"The town is crowded with Germans. They are quartered in all the larger houses. Most of them are from Austria and some from Vienna. In general the Germans are trying to clean up the city. For this work they are using only Jews. Jews must sweep the streets, clean all the public latrines, and fill all the street trenches. Plastered everywhere are German notices giving an idea of what we can expect in the future."
-Dr. Zygmunt Klukowski
-Dr. Zygmunt Klukowski
FUN FACT: The name "Poland" originates from the name of the tribe "Polanie" which means "people living in open fields".
Subjunctive Question
Should France and Britain should have helped Poland while they still had control ?
Summary
The invasion of Poland began the WW11 in Europe. Blitzkrieg was Germany's popular form of attack in order to take over Poland, Germany used Pincher Attack to surround and trap Polish soldiers. Unfortunately they were only able to take over half of Poland because Russia took over the other half.