1939 ⟶ German Army Captures Kraków
In southern Poland The 14th German army takes Kraków virtual...
Year
1939
1943
🇩🇪 German Army Captures Kraków
In southern Poland The 14th German army takes Kraków virtually unopposed.⟶
GermanyPolandKrakówInvasionEastern EuropeBlitzkrieg
🇩🇪 German Invasion of Poland Begins
The invasion of Poland by Germany starts at 4:45 a.m. when the Kriegsmarine's battleship Schleswig-Holstein opens fire on the Westerplatte" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Polish military transit depot at Westerplatte in the Free City of Danzig on the Baltic Sea, but the attack is repulsed. At the same time the Luftwaffe attacks several targets in Poland, among them Wieluń, the first town in the war to be carpet bombed by the Germans. Shortly before 6:00 a.m., the German Army passes the Polish border in great numbers from north and south, together with Slovak units.⟶
invasionPolandGermanymilitaryblitzkriegWesterplattebombingDanzigstart of war
🛡️ German Army Completes Linkup in Poland
In Poland the Third German Army from East Prussia links with units from German Western Pomerania, thus covering the Danzig Corridor.⟶
German ArmyPolandMilitary OperationsInvasionDanzig Corridor
🇩🇪 German Army Encirclement of Warsaw Completed
The German Army complete the encirclement of Warsaw.⟶
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💣 German Assault on Warsaw
Following a massive artillery bombardment, the Germans launch a major infantry assault on the centre of Warsaw.⟶
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