![]() That disclosed the full measure of her might. ![]() It is true that the Reich had already used the SpanishĬivil War as a proving ground for her ideas and materiel but not on a scale Nor had Germany's military powerīeen fully tested and evaluated before her army and air force struck at Poland Unrealized, however, that the standards by which Poland.-Before the opening of thisĬampaign, Poland was reputed to be a strong military power. The resources of the nation must be concentrated ruthlessly and relentlesslyĪgainst all important hostile means of resistance in order to win a swift andĢ. The German Army was indoctrinated with the idea of total war-the idea that all The combined operations of all arms under unified command. ![]() The German victory over Poland was achieved not by the shockĪction and penetrations of armored forces alone, nor by air power alone, but by In its training, had devoted itself intensively to the coordination of the Maneuver to a degree of effectiveness never realized before, the German Army, Need for more intensive and closely coordinated sup‚porting fire was filled byĭeveloping the air-infantry-artillery combat team to a new peak of efficiency.Īnd air power demonstrated radi‚cally improved strategic as well as tacticalĭeveloping these factors of speed, fire power, air power, and the ability to Power and shock force of armored corps and divisions, and the close support ofīombardment aviation, restored to all ground arms the ability to maneuver. Speed made possible by extensive motorization, together with the increased fire New military era marked by the return of the war of movement. That the German High Command had learned vital lessons from the stalemates ofĬoncepts of warfare that materialized fully on Polish battlefields started a German Army in both numbers and materiel, but of equal importance was the fact Swift victory was due in great measure to the overwhelming superiority of the Military machine annihilated the Polish armies Warsaw capitulated after 27ĭays and the last point of resistance was subdued in 35 days. Introductory.-The Army of the Third Reich was unleashedĬompletely for the first time in the Polish campaign, which was a preview of Polish plan for retirement to the southeastĪnd actual withdrawal routes of Polish divisions.ĭigests and Lessons of Recent Military Operations The German Campaign in Polandġ. Strategy, initial dispositions, and missions Is published for the information of all concerned.īeen compiled from War Department reports and from other governmental and authentic Operations-The German Campaign in Poland, September 1 to October 5, 1939, HyperWar: The German Campaign in Poland: September 1 to OctoDigests and Lessons of Recent Military Operations The German Campaign in Poland: September 1 to OctoPrepared under direction of the
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