GERMANY'S INVASION OF POLAND
The German invasion on the country of Poland was the beggining of one of the most violet wars in history.
One of Adolf Hitler's first major foreign policy initiatives after coming to power was to sign a nonaggression pact with Poland in January 1934. This move was not popular with many Germans who supported Hitler but resented the fact that Poland had received the former German provinces of West Prussia, Poznan, and Upper Silesia under the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. However, Hitler sought the nonaggression pact in order to neutralize the possibility of a French-Polish military alliance against Germany before Germany had a chance to rearm. But once the German Military became powerful enough, they took the chance as soon as they could and invaded Poland.
On the morning of September 1, 1939, The morning after the Gleiwitz incident (see "The Gleiwitz Incident" page for more info)
Germany sent in its forces on the North, South, and West sides of Poland. The Polish forces retreated from their bases near the
Polish-German border, to the more well established line of defenses in the east. In mid September, The Germans had engaged the Polish
to the west of Warsaw, and they fought from September 9th to the 19th. This battle was called Battle of the Bzura. The Polish were defeated and
The Germans gained an advantage. The Polish retreated to the to the southeast, and waited for the aid of the British and the French, thus beginning
World War II.
One of Adolf Hitler's first major foreign policy initiatives after coming to power was to sign a nonaggression pact with Poland in January 1934. This move was not popular with many Germans who supported Hitler but resented the fact that Poland had received the former German provinces of West Prussia, Poznan, and Upper Silesia under the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. However, Hitler sought the nonaggression pact in order to neutralize the possibility of a French-Polish military alliance against Germany before Germany had a chance to rearm. But once the German Military became powerful enough, they took the chance as soon as they could and invaded Poland.
On the morning of September 1, 1939, The morning after the Gleiwitz incident (see "The Gleiwitz Incident" page for more info)
Germany sent in its forces on the North, South, and West sides of Poland. The Polish forces retreated from their bases near the
Polish-German border, to the more well established line of defenses in the east. In mid September, The Germans had engaged the Polish
to the west of Warsaw, and they fought from September 9th to the 19th. This battle was called Battle of the Bzura. The Polish were defeated and
The Germans gained an advantage. The Polish retreated to the to the southeast, and waited for the aid of the British and the French, thus beginning
World War II.