Adolf Hitler3 April 1939
Adolf Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the invasion of Poland
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Adolf Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the invasion of Poland
Issues "Case White", secret plans to be carried out from 1st September 1939
Announces a probable invasion of Poland on 26th August
208th Infantry Division - Commanded by General Moritz Andreas, consists of the 309th, 337th, and 338th Infantry Regiments
The Eighth Army is commanded by General of Infantry Johannes Blaskowitz
23rd Infantry Division - Commanded by General Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, consists of the 9th, 67th, and 68th Infantry Regiments
206th Infantry Division - Commanded by General Hugo Hofl, consists of the 301st, 312th, and 413rd Infantry Regiments
The 4th Army is commanded by General of Artillery Guenther von Kluge
XI Corps - Commanded by General Emil Lee
The 14th Army is commanded by Colonel General Wilhelm List
73rd Infantry Division - Commanded by General Friedrich von Rabenau, consists of the 170th, 186th, and 213th Infantry Regiments
The Tenth Army is commanded by General of Artillery Walter von Reichenau
10th Panzer Division - Commanded by General Ferdinand Schaal, consists of the 4th Panzer Brigade and 10th Motorized Rifle Brigade
X Corps - Commanded by General Wilhelm Ulex
XIII Corps - Commanded by General Maximilian Reichsfreiherr von Weichs
In the invasion of Poland, Kleist commandeds the XXII Panzer Corps
Has the task of seizing the Polish Corridor & threatening Warsaw from the north
The Luftwaffe attacks Polish airfields and supports the German invasion of Poland
The Luftwaffe make a preemptive strike against Polish airfields. The Luftwaffe gains air superiority but loses 500 aircraft during a 4 week campaign
Commands XIX Panzer Corps, perfects his blitzkrieg technique
The invasion begins one week after the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and ends October 6, 1939, with Germany and the Soviet Union occupying the entirety of Poland
Has the task of destroying Polish forces on the border before approaching Warsaw
The Polish airforce is destroyed
Crosses the Polish corridor
The Polish Corridor is breached
Watches the destruction of a Polish Army Corps from a special train
The German Tenth Army are within 40 miles of Warsaw
The 4th Panzer Div launches the 1st attack on Warsaw
The Bzura "pocket" is contained by the German Army Group South
The Soviet Red Army invades the eastern regions of Poland in cooperation with Germany. Russian troops march into eastern Poland
The Red Army & German troops join up at Brest Litovsk
Hitler triumphantly enters Danzig & offers concilliation with France & Britain
Hitler watches his troops cross the River San
Sent to agree Stalins latest demands after the Russian invasion of eastern Poland
Predicts that Britain will not attack in the west while Germany invades Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union completely overrun Poland, although the Polish Government never surrendered
Resistance in Poland comes to an end
The last organized Polish troops surrender
Commands Lufftflotte 1 which provides most of the air support
Chief of Staff to the Army Group South under General Gerd von Rundstedt
Involved in the Polish campaign
Chief of Staff of IV Corps during the invasion of Poland
Helps plan the Invasion of Poland. Brought out of retirement for the invasion of Poland
2 panzer & 10 infantry divisions move into Poland to secure Romanian oil fields
Russian troops cross the Polish border
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