Polish Army In 1939

Author : Vincent Rospond
Publisher : Winged Hussar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0990364941

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The Polish Army in 1939 by Vincent Rospond Pdf

One of the only complete histories of the Polish Army in 1939 The Polish Army in 1939 provides a detailed account of the planning, strategy, organization and equipment that made up the force that first faced the Blitzkrieg and the Soviet Army.With over 200 illustrations and maps - many in color - The Polish Army in 1939 allows the reader to understand what happened and why the contest may not have bee uneven as is sometimes portrayed. In addition to sections on uniforms and equipment, the strategic and tactical organization of the army outlined as well as the various vehicles and airplanes tht made up the Polish Army. This book provides a full order of battle on the Polish forces,as well as the German and Soviet units involved in the attack on Poland,. There are biographies on various generals and politicians involved in the campiagn. Several maps were developed specifically for this edition. The German invasion of Poland in 1939 initiated World War II. At the time it was thought that Poland would be able to hold off until their French and English allies could aid them. Though poor planning on the part of the allies and under estimation on the abilities of German combined with a change of strategic planning led to the quick defeat of the Polish army.

Author : Steve Zaloga,W. Victor Madej
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1990-12-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : NWU:35556021622741

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The Polish Campaign, 1939 by Steve Zaloga,W. Victor Madej Pdf

The Polish Campaign of 1939 was the first violent demonstration of the effectiveness of the Blitzkrief tactics of the German Army. This book takes little-known Polish documentary sources to provide a look at the battles from the perspective of the Polish Army.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472804471

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The Polish Army 1939–45 by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War, but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting. Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one. This richly detailed text by Steven Zaloga relates the story of the Polish Army during the Second World War, from the first wave of Stukas in 1939 to its eventual conclusion.

Author : Marek Ney-Krwawicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Poland
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112853226

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The Polish Resistance Home Army, 1939-1945 by Marek Ney-Krwawicz Pdf

Author : Steve Zaloga
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114346989

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Poland 1939 by Steve Zaloga Pdf

The German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. If the outcome of the campaign was predictable, its conduct was not. The Polish campaign introduced the world to a new style of warfare: Blitzkrieg.

Author : Vincent Rospond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945430435

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Polish Army Of 1939 by Vincent Rospond Pdf

Author : Vincent Rospond
Publisher : Winged Hussar
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945430982

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Polish Army In 1939 by Vincent Rospond Pdf

Author : Roger Moorhouse
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465095414

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Poland 1939 by Roger Moorhouse Pdf

A "chilling" and "expertly" written history of the 1939 September Campaign and the onset of World War II (Times of London). For Americans, World War II began in December of 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Poland, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler's soldiers invaded, followed later that month by Stalin's Red Army. The conflict that followed saw the debut of many of the features that would come to define the later war-blitzkrieg, the targeting of civilians, ethnic cleansing, and indiscriminate aerial bombing-yet it is routinely overlooked by historians. In Poland 1939, Roger Moorhouse reexamines the least understood campaign of World War II, using original archival sources to provide a harrowing and very human account of the events that set the bloody tone for the conflict to come.

Author : Robert M. Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119323355

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The German Campaign in Poland, 1939 by Robert M. Kennedy Pdf

The German attack on Poland precipitated World War II, making the Polish campaign one of particular significance to the student of the 1939-45 conflict. The lessons learned by the German Army in its operations in Poland were put to use in the later campaigns against the western Allies, the Balkan states, and the Soviet Union. Poland also formed the testing ground for new theories on the use of armored forces and close air support of ground troops. The complete destruction of the Polish state and the removal of Poland from the map of eastern Europe were grim portents of the fate of the vanquished in the new concept of total war. The purpose of this campaign study is to provide the United States Army with a factual account of German military operations against Poland, based on source material from captured records currently in the custody of The Adjutant General, Department of the Army; monographs prepared by a number of former German officers for the Historical Division, United States Army, Europe; and such Polish accounts as were available. -- Abstract.

Author : David G. Williamson
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848849808

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Poland Betrayed by David G. Williamson Pdf

An in-depth history of the attack that began World War II, and one country’s courageous fight against two unstoppable forces. Hitler’s military offensive against Poland on September 1, 1939 was the brutal act that triggered the start of World War II, wreaking six years of death and bloodshed around the world. But the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe. In this thought-provoking study, each stage of the battle is reconstructed in graphic detail. The author examines the precarious situation Poland was in, caught between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. He also reconsiders the pre-war policies of the other European powers—particularly France and Britain—and assesses the evolving scenario in a vivid, fast-moving narrative. Included throughout are first-hand accounts of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the war as well as the Polish capitulation and its tragic aftermath.

Author : David R. Higgins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472841728

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German Soldier vs Polish Soldier by David R. Higgins Pdf

The Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 saw mostly untested German troops face equally inexperienced Polish forces. With the Polish senior leadership endeavouring to hold the country's industrialized east, Hitler's forces unleashed what was essentially a large pincer operation intended to encircle and eliminate much of Poland's military strength. Harnessing this initial operational advantage, the Germans were able to attack Polish logistics, communications and command centres, thereby gaining and maintaining battlefield momentum. With the average infantry soldier on both sides comparatively well-led, equipped and transported, vital differences in battlefield support (especially air power and artillery), tactics, organization and technology would make all the difference in combat. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, archive photography and battle maps, this study focuses upon three actions that reveal the evolving nature of the 1939 campaign. The battle of Tuchola Forest (1–5 September) pitted fast-moving German forces against uncoordinated Polish resistance, while the battle of Wizna (7–10 September) saw outnumbered Polish forces impede the German push north-east of Warsaw. Finally, the battle of Bzura (9–19 September) demonstrated the Polish forces' ability to surprise the Germans operationally during a spirited counter-attack against the invaders. All three battles featured in this book cast light on the motivation, training, tactics and combat performance of the fighting men of both sides in the 1939 struggle for Poland.

Author : Stefan Bałuk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Poland
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082126124

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Poland at Arms 1939-1945 by Stefan Bałuk Pdf

Author : Robert Forczyk
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472834942

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Case White by Robert Forczyk Pdf

The German invasion of Poland on 1 September, 1939, designated as Fall Weiss (Case White), was the event that sparked the outbreak of World War II in Europe. The campaign has widely been described as a textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers. The Polish military is often misrepresented as hopelessly obsolete and outclassed by the Wehrmacht, when in fact it was well-equipped with modern weapons and armour. Indeed, the Polish possessed more tanks than the British and had cracked the German Enigma machine cipher. Though the combined assault from Germany and the Soviet Union defeated Poland, it could not crush the Polish fighting spirit and thousands of soldiers and airmen escaped to fight on other fronts. The result of Case White was a brutal occupation, as Polish Slavs found themselves marginalized and later eliminated, paving the way for Hitler's vision of Lebensraum (living space) and his later betrayal and invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Using a wide array of sources, Robert Forczyk challenges the myths of Case White to tell the full story of the invasion that sparked history's greatest conflict.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472804365

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The Polish Army 1939–45 by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War, but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting. Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one. This richly detailed text by Steven Zaloga relates the story of the Polish Army during the Second World War, from the first wave of Stukas in 1939 to its eventual conclusion.

Author : David G. Williamson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473817289

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The Polish Underground, 1939–1947 by David G. Williamson Pdf

This study of the Polish resistance movement chronicles the operations of various factions from WWII through the postwar battle for power. The Polish partisan army famously fought with tenacity against the Wehrmacht during World War II. Yet the wider story of the Polish underground movement, which opposed both the Nazi and Soviet occupying powers, has rarely been told. In this concise and authoritative study, historian David Williamson presents a major reassessment of the actions, impact and legacy of Polish resistance. The Polish resistance movement sprang up after the German invasion of 1939. As the war progressed, it took many forms, including propaganda, spying, assassination, disruption, sabotage and guerrilla warfare. Many groups were involved, including isolated partisan bands, the Jewish resistance, and the Home Army which confronted the Germans in the disastrous Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Going beyond the Second World War, Williamson's graphic account chronicles the clandestine civil war between the Communists and former members of the Home Army that continued until the Communist regime took power in 1947.