“We cannot do anything about geography, nor can you. Since Leningrad cannot be moved away, the frontier must be further off.”
- Joseph Stalin
- Joseph Stalin
Invasion of Poland
- Sept. 1, 1939
- European conflict
- Blitzkrieg warfare (Panzers) (Lightning war)
- Drive deep behind enemy lines and encircle enemies
- Limits enemies supplies
- Captured many troops
- Planes, Tanks, Mechanization are used
- Used by Germany
- Sept. 3, 1939
- British and French declare War
- Russia joins and occupies eastern half on 17 September, 1939
- War ends on 29 September 1939
- European conflict
- Blitzkrieg warfare (Panzers) (Lightning war)
- Drive deep behind enemy lines and encircle enemies
- Limits enemies supplies
- Captured many troops
- Planes, Tanks, Mechanization are used
- Used by Germany
- Sept. 3, 1939
- British and French declare War
- Russia joins and occupies eastern half on 17 September, 1939
- War ends on 29 September 1939
The Phony War
- Term which described the lack of action following the Invasion of Poland
- Ends: April, 1940
- During this time the ‘Winter War’ between Finland and Russia
- 300, 000 Russians lost because of Fin's using winter Warfare yet the Russians end of victorious
- French make small attack into the Saarland
- Ends: April, 1940
- During this time the ‘Winter War’ between Finland and Russia
- 300, 000 Russians lost because of Fin's using winter Warfare yet the Russians end of victorious
- French make small attack into the Saarland
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Summary
The invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, marked the beginning of WWII in Europe. Blitzkrieg warfare was introduced by the German military in this war.