September 1, 1939.

Early morning dawn.

The German army, which had been planning for a long time, brazenly tore up the non-aggression pact and suddenly launched a large number of planes to bomb important Polish military targets in succession, and the ground troops launched an attack on all fronts from the west, south, and north, while at the same time thousands of artillery pieces were also violently bombarded the border line.

At 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939, a group of German bombers roared toward Polish territory, targeting Polish troops, arsenals, airfields, railways, roads, and bridges.

Within minutes, Poland had already tasted the largest air strike in human history.

Polish cities and ports were bombed by German warplanes, and the capital, Warsaw, was not spared.

About an hour later, the German ground forces launched an attack on all fronts from the north, west, and southwest, and the close cooperation between the air and the ground enabled Poland and the whole world to understand the benefits and disadvantages of "blitzkrieg" for the first time.

The Polish army was caught off guard, and in less than 48 hours, the Polish Air Force was destroyed.

Numerous artillery pieces, automobiles, and other heavy equipment that had not had time to retreat were destroyed in an instant, transportation hubs and command centers were destroyed, and the troops were thrown into disarray.

The brazen war in the early morning of September 1 shocked people all over the world, especially the nobles and lords of Europe.

The day before, they were still sitting and watching the fighting in the Far East, laughing at the devastation of life there, and even showing their compassion with great compassion, but no one thought that it was just one night, no, not even a night had passed, and in the early hours of the morning, when the sky had just turned white, they had already fallen into the flames of war.

The German army blitzkrieg on Poland shocked the whole world in one fell swoop!

But what shocked them even more was that Poland, which was adjacent to the German army, although its military strength was not strong in Europe, it was not weak, but the entire air force had been completely destroyed in less than two days and 48 hours!

Even the ground forces were dealt a devastating blow in an instant!

The world was shocked!

The German attack on Poland was a real shock to the world!

After the start of the war, the Polish ambassador to Britain quickly telegraphed the British government to report that Poland had been attacked by air raids, and the German ambassador denied the fact of the bombing, but it was soon officially confirmed.

After all, after the air raids, the whole territory of Poland was devastated, and this is a fact that no one can hide it.

After receiving the news, the King of England drove to Downing Street to visit Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, and while the Prime Minister and his wife drove to the House of Representatives, Parliament was in the midst of a final discussion on the decision to go to war against the Führer, not against the German people.

A year ago, Britain believed that war could be avoided if the Führer's demands were met, and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain believed that war in Europe should be avoided at all costs.

At that time, he told the British people: "It seems to me that the successful settlement of the Czechoslovak question is only a prelude to the search for peace in Europe." This morning, I also spoke with the German Chancellor, and this is the document that we co-signed. ”

However, a year later, Prime Minister Chamberlain's dream of keeping the peace during his term was shattered.

When I think about it at this time, it is really full of irony.

Britain prepares to enter the war, and the king of England also takes off his royal attire and puts on the uniform of the air force.

Churchill also joined the wartime cabinet, and the whole country was happy that he could once again dedicate his experience and abilities to the country, the army was put into emergency combat readiness, and children were evacuated from London.

The whole of Britain has entered a state of war!

At about 9 a.m. on September 3, the day after the German air attack on Poland, Britain issued an ultimatum to Germany, demanding that Germany provide an armistice guarantee by 11 a.m., otherwise Britain would declare war on Germany.

At noon, France issued a similar ultimatum to Germany, the deadline for which was 5 p.m.

But the Germans ignored the ultimatum of Britain and France.

Because in the Führer's opinion, Poland was even an even more unforgivable enemy than France.

More importantly, Poland is located in the eastern part of Europe, bordered by Soviet Russia to the east, Germany to the west, Czechoslovakia to the south, and the Baltic Sea to the north.

Moreover, Poland was the most militarily powerful country among the European allies of Britain and France at that time.

If Germany occupies Poland, it will not only be able to obtain a large amount of military and economic resources, but will also be able to greatly improve its strategic position, which will not only eliminate the worries of attacking Britain and France, but will also be able to establish defenses and even attack Soviet and Russian bases.

Therefore, the Führer must take Poland as soon as possible, so as to confront Britain and France.

Moreover, in the Führer's view, Britain and France were not really war-fighting countries at all, and he once said to his generals: "I have learned from the leading figures of Britain and France at the Munich Conference, they are not at all people who can fight a world war, and besides, why should they fight with us?" They refused to die for a tiny Poland! ”

However, not long after he said this, Britain and France formally formed a military alliance and guaranteed the security of Poland.

This made the Führer very angry.

Moreover, he later heard that the British and French military delegations would go to Moscow, and that an alliance would be formed to resist Germany together.

If this happens, the situation will definitely be very bad for him!

Therefore, for the Führer, he must destroy this situation, kill Poland, the largest military power in the Anglo-French alliance, and then confront Britain and France, and break the situation in which they want to attack the north and the south!

So, Poland he must get!

Therefore, when faced with the representations of the two countries, the head of state did not pay attention to it and blatantly said no!

After receiving the Führer's reply, the British and French knew that the Germans were already iron-hearted, and that peace in Europe was no longer possible, and they knew that war was inevitable!

Thus, on the afternoon of 3 September, Britain and France formally declared war on Germany.

At this point, World War II broke out in full swing.

In order to take Poland as soon as possible, the German army dispatched 58 divisions, 2,800 tanks, 2,000 aircraft and 6,000 artillery pieces to launch a 'lightning' attack on Poland, and the air force destroyed all major Polish airports and communications and transportation hubs in a very short time.

Ground forces also quickly broke through the Polish lines.

In the face of the German attack, the millions of people prepared in advance by Poland had no effect at all, and they quickly disintegrated as if paper met fire.

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