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September 1, 1939
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September 1, 1939
Germany Invades Poland
PHONY WAR!
So what happened from the time France and Great Britain declared war until May 1940 when Germany invaded France?
September 3, 1939
Great Britain and France Declare War on Germany
September 17, 1939
Russia Invades Poland from the East
September 29, 1939
Warsaw is under German Control
October 3, 1939
Poland is under German and Russia Control
Impact on Poland
No collaboration between the conquered and the conquerors!
5.5 Million Died
* 1/2 were Polish Jews
150,000 died at the hand of the Russians
* Sabotaged German production facilities
* disrupted German supply lines
Warsaw Uprising
in 1944 and threw out the Germans
After the war, Poland was liberated by the Soviet Union and lived behind the Iron Curtain until the 1980s.
Blitz was on!
Blitzkrieg
September 1, 1939
Germany Invades Poland
Invasion of Poland
Poland:
+1.3 Million troops
+motivated to protect their home
- weapons were left over from WWI
only 750 armored vehicles
1/2 the planes of Germany
Germany:
+ 1.5 million troops
+motivated
+modern weaponry
+better supplied troops
+3600 armored vehicles
+ twice as many airplanes as Poland and they were more advanced