1939 ⟶ German Invasion of Poland Begins
The invasion of Poland by Germany starts at 4:45 a.m. when t...
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1939
🇩🇪 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.⟶
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🇩🇪 Hitler Orders Planning for Poland Invasion
Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the attack on Poland, planned to be launched on August 25, 1939.⟶
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💥 Germany Invades Poland, World War II Begins
Without response to its ultimatum, Germany invades Poland, start of World War II (the Soviet Union invades Poland on September 17).⟶
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🇩🇪 German Army Captures Kraków
In southern Poland The 14th German army takes Kraków virtually unopposed.⟶
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💥 Warsaw Bombed by German Air Force
Warsaw is hit for the first time by bombing raids. In just that single day twelve raids target the city.⟶
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🇩🇪 German Army Encirclement of Warsaw Completed
The German Army complete the encirclement of Warsaw.⟶
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