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To: Jeff Head

Not as crazy as it drove the British and French at the time.


9 posted on 04/11/2005 4:57:18 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan

Amen to that...without that other front, D-Day would have been almost impossible.


11 posted on 04/11/2005 4:59:32 AM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: mainepatsfan

...and Poland, let's say around, I dunno, September 1, 1939 ?

Sample link provided, thousands more abound.

http://www.kasprzyk.demon.co.uk/www/WW2.html

Invasion:
On September 1st., 1939, 1.8 million German troops invaded Poland on three fronts; East Prussia in the north, Germany in the west and Slovakia in the south. They had 2600 tanks against the Polish 180, and over 2000 aircraft against the Polish 420. Their "Blitzkrieg" tactics, coupled with their bombing of defenceless towns and refugees, had never been seen before and, at first, caught the Poles off-guard. By September 14th. Warsaw was surrounded. At this stage the poles reacted, holding off the Germans at Kutno and regrouping behind the Wisla (Vistula) and Bzura rivers. Although Britain and France declared war on September 3rd. the Poles received no help - yet it had been agreed that the Poles should fight a defensive campaign for only 2 weeks during which time the Allies could get their forces together and attack from the west.


95 posted on 04/11/2005 7:10:47 PM PDT by Bald Eagle777 (...Charles LaBella Memo? Let the Dems run from this one...)
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