The War Years-The Invasion of Poland 1939

By Grecia Mata

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    The day before, Adolf Hitler gives the orders for the invasion of Poland. German Airborne invades Poland and claims that Poland wanted to attack Germany.
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    The Invasion of Poland 1939

  • Declared War on Germany

    Declared War on Germany
    Great Britain and France declare war on Germany because Adolf Hitler neglected their request for German abandonment from Poland. President Roosevelt affirmed American neutrality towards the war.

  • Arrival of German Ground Force

    Arrival of German Ground Force
    The German ground force makes their way to the edge of Poland, in the capital which is Warsaw. The Germans are able to cover about 200 miles in just a week.

  • Beginning of Attacks

    Beginning of Attacks
    Poland is attacked from the east near Vilnius and Bialystok. Poland decides to give up at the Bzura River north of Lodz and about 17,000 Polish prisoners are taken captive.

  • Soviet Army

    Soviet Army
    Vilnius, a city in Poland falls to the Soviet army but while the Polish government tries to escape to Romania unfortunately they are held.

  • Fall of Bialystok and Lwow

    Fall of Bialystok and Lwow
    The Soviet troops captured Bialystok and Lwow and they have no other choice but to give in because Hitler had successfully intimidated the western powers.

  • Fall of Warsaw

    Fall of Warsaw
    Warsaw, the capital of Poland officially falls and surrenders to the superior mechanized forces of Hitler’s army. While the Poles were forced out of their homes, the Germans settled in the vacant areas.

  • Partition of Poland by Germany and Russia

    Partition of Poland by Germany and Russia
    Germany and Russia then partitioned the attack on Poland, where Russia invaded from the east and Germany from the west. The United States does not want any take on this partition.

  • German-Soviet Boundary Friendship Treaty

    German-Soviet Boundary Friendship Treaty
    The German-Soviet Boundary Friendship Treaty was signed by the German representative and the Soviet representative. During this time, Poland is divided into a western zone controlled by the Germans and an eastern zone controlled by the Soviets.

  • Last Valiant Gap

    Last Valiant Gap
    The last valiant gap of the Polish which was about 4,500 soldiers under the command of Admiral Unruh was trying to resist but then finally fell to the Germans.