Wladyslaw Sikorski4 August 1939
German troops concentrate on the Polish border after the Polish ultimatum to Danzig
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German troops concentrate on the Polish border after the Polish ultimatum to Danzig
Commands the Polish forces during the German invasion of Poland
The 4th Panzer Div launches the 1st attack on Warsaw
Launches a short lived counter-attack along the River Bzura
Upper Silesia is captured by the Germans
All French operations against the Germans are halted
Warsaw is surrounded by German troops, Hitler orders its bombardment
The Bzura "pocxket" is contained by the German Army Group South
The Soviets carry out their part of the secret appendix of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact dividing Eastern Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence. The Polish Government flees to Romania. Russia gives the order to invade eastern Poland which is undefended. Facing the second front, the Polish Government decides the defense of the Romanian bridgehead is no longer feasible and orders the evacuation of all troops to neutral Romania
The Germans capture Brest Litovsk
The Poznan Army collapses
The Ref Army & German troops join up at Brest Litovsk
Warsaw finaly capitulates, 160,000 are taken prisoner
Many of the exiles subsequently join the recreated Polish Army in allied France, French-mandated Syria, and the United Kingdom. Germany and the Soviet Union completely overrun Poland, although the Polish Government never surrendered
Resistance in Poland comes to an end
Russia formally annexes its occupied Polish territories
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