- Luftwaffe Air War Poland 1939 - War History
The quality of its air and ground crews was never in question; all were peacetime-trained and thoroughly professional, while among the Staffeln and staffs was a hard core of combat-tested veterans of both the Spanish Civil War and the Poland campaign
- THE FORGOTTEN CAMPAIGN: POLANDS MILITARY AVIATION IN SEPTEMBER, 1939
The role played by Poland's Lotnictwo Wojskowe in 1939 not only deserves a study in its own right, but is also a paradigm for the painful dilemmas of the Polish Second Republic's attempts to modernize its armed forces
- Aviation Wings and Badges of WW2 - Polish Air Force
Plenty of young Polish airmen, soldiers and seamen gave their lives for freedom of Poland, Norway, France, England and other countries They fought for the survival of Western Civilization, that became threaten by two monsters of the 20th century - Nazism and Communism
- History of Poland (1939–1945) - Wikipedia
After the Axis attack on the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941, the entirety of Poland was occupied by Germany, which proceeded to advance its racial and genocidal policies across Poland Under the two occupations, Polish citizens suffered enormous human and material losses
- How Poland Proved Vital to the Allied War Effort in World War Two
Once trained, agents were parachuted into occupied Poland to augment the forces of the Armia Krajowa – the Polish resistance movement Together, the AK and the Cichociemni disrupted German supply routes and gathered vital intelligence
- Poland in World War II: History Major Facts
The Polish Air Force played a pivotal role during the Battle of Britain, with Polish pilots being among the most successful and celebrated Polish troops also fought in North Africa, Italy (notably the Battle of Monte Cassino), and participated in the D-Day landings and the liberation of Europe
- Invasion of Poland (1939) | Date, Casualties, Summary, Facts - Britannica
Strategically outflanked and materially outnumbered, Polish forces stood little chance, especially because they were deployed too close to the German frontier, unintentionally facilitating Germany’s strategy of envelopment
- The Invasion of Poland in 1939 - World History Encyclopedia
On top of the increasing mistrust of Hitler, there was, too, an increasing awareness of the Nazi regime's treatment of Jewish people – such as the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 1938 – which changed many minds that even if Hitler could be trusted, he was not someone whose favour should be courted The tide was turning
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