90 Miles From Tyranny : September 1, 1939: Nazi Germany Invades Poland starting World War II

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

September 1, 1939: Nazi Germany Invades Poland starting World War II


Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, starting World War II in Europe. [1]


Key Details of the Invasion
  • Date: September 1, 1939, at dawn.
  • Tactics: Germany used Blitzkrieg (lightning war), combining fast tanks, artillery, and air raids to quickly crush Polish defenses.
  • Forces: Nearly 1.5 million German troops crossed the border.
  • Soviet Entry: On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded from the east under a secret agreement in the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
  • Outcome: Poland was defeated within weeks and divided between Germany and the Soviet Union.
  • Global Response: Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939, turning a regional assault into a wider European conflict. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Adolf Hitler (right) prepares to fly to the Polish front, 1939.




















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July 19, 1799: The Rosetta Stone Is Discovered
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Careful presenting the given history, its half truths at best. I give you the Jewish Bolsheviks, AKA, the USSR and what they were doing in Poland. And, lets not forget The Focus, and their paid actor, Wink.
mc

DIVERSION said...

several groups of SS ( wearing Polish uniforms )- went over the border beforehand to attack the German troops, the fake uniform maker was Oskar Schindler. Look it up buttercup