Episodes of the Polish Campaign

This video shows some episodes, facts and relations on events of the Polish Campaign 1939

"10 Gebote für die Kriegsführung des deutschen Soldaten"

Every German soldier was receiving his rifle, weapons, uniform, grenades, equipment and soldier's pay book - on its cover "The Ten Commandments about the way of fighting of the German soldier" were written - every single German soldier always had it with him.

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Education

Tags:

• war
• crimes
• soldier
• 1939
• Poland
• Germany
• Reich
• Russia
• USSR
• Ćwiklice
• Wehrmacht
• Brygada
• Bombowa
• September
• Polen
• feldzug
• Heer

[Domen558]

Btw - please watch this video in high quality ;)

[Domen558]

Hi siim663, sorry for such a late answer.

The name of this song is "Day 69".

[Domen558]

Elgrande555, write your comments in English, please.

[Domen558]

Jeszcze większą klęskę poniosła cała niemiecka 1. Dywizja Pancerna w walkach pod Kiernozią. Została ona tam w dniu 16 września pokonana a następnie jej oddziały pancerne zostały okrążone i częściowo rozgromione (16 - 19 IX) - mam kilka fotek wraków czołgów z tamtych walk.

Te spod Ruszek wygladają kiepsko - wszystkie są rozsadzone (choć może nie w 100% - ale taki czołg nadaje się i tak tylko do złomowania).

Ale te spod Kiernozi - uwierzcie - wyglądają jeszcze gorzej.

[Domen558]

Bitwa pod Ruszkami została przez Polaków wygrana - było to 16 IX (walki nad Bzurą).

Następnego dnia polscy saperzy wysadzili wszystkie wraki czołgów niemieckich jakie znaleźli na pobojowisku, żeby się upewnić że nie zostaną naprawione.

Stąd tak dużo zniszczonych czołgów w porównaniu do całkowitych strat (29 straconych - w tym 23 kompletnie rozwalone = zniszczone).

[Domen558]

W tej walce jedna polska bateria - 4 haubice 100mm - wystrzeliła 250 pocisków i zniszczyła 22 niemieckie czołgi oraz 30 motocykli. Dodatkowo 1 czołg zniszczyło działko ppanc. Łącznie Niemcy stracili 23 zniszczone czołgi i 6 uszkodzonych - co potwierdza dowódca pułku niem. - ppłk. Eberbach.

[SkibaFelix]

I have noticed on the US History Channel; the Brits and the French are in denile!

The Poles published a booklet with conclusions from the Polish Campaign'1939 in Polish, French, and English.

The Brits and the French refused to read it!

The French Campaign was lost before it even began.

The Polish military doctrine was based on counterattack! The Brittish and French on defense, and ... even the Soviets understood that defensive doctrine meant a nearly automatic defeat!

[LoupReg]

W końcu ,jakiś angielsko jezyczny film który pokazuje prawdę o jednej z najtragiczniejszej w skutkach kampanii ,,I word war''.O której zachód nadal zbyt wiele nie wie .Dzieki Domen558,dobrze że ktoś jeszcze próbuje walczyć i ukazać nasz ból i tragedie przy okazji nasz honor ,poświecenie, i o danie dla ojczyzny .W końcu po tym względem byliśmy najlepsi wśród aliantów nie ma co ukrywać ,no może jeszcze jugosłowiańscy partyzanci w późniejszych latach .

[amadrys77]

So, 1) you still keep those 1.Line-Quality planes, in isolated fields, now? How many, SAVED? 2)They were 'Not stupid' you say, but Poles took a metaphor literally...That's stupid. // Fighting Germany (instead of finishing the 1920 job by destroying Sov Russia, jointly, along the Wehrmacht... How stupidly suisidal was that?

[SkibaFelix]

Most people, because of the persistent nazi propaganda from 1939 do get the situation within the Polish Armed Forces in 1939 in reverse!

The mounted infnatry or the so--called cavalry was equiped in an adequate or better manner to deal with the German tanks and airplanes. The Poles failed, however, their own G.I.'s or General Infnatrymen as shown by the Cwiklice massacre -- they tried to defend themselves from the panzer attack with a few ant--personnel cannons and anti--tank rifles! It sucked!

[SkibaFelix]

In fact most of the Germans armour forever lost in Poland was lost due to #1) mounted infnatry's anti--tank guns, and #2) bombing by "Los B," Polish bombers. The losses in equipment were substantial enough to make the nazi Germans postpone the French campaign to 1940.

#3) Poles knew how to train and provide adequate equipment to the shock troops such as 2 mechanized divisions, cavalry or mounted infantry brigades, circa 170 major tankmen, but gave mostly rifles & non-AT cannons regular G.I.'s!

[globfrob]

Well it looks like they broke all their "commandments."

[globfrob]

That's true. Both times we were occupied it was by the germans AND russians at the same time.

[christof139]

1) Many of the 1st line quality Polish warplanes were moved to isolated fields, and the Germans destroyed some older planes during their surprise attack. Most Polish warplanes survived this attack.

2) Polish cavalry NEVER charged Germans tanks with sabers and lance. They were not stupid and were heavily armed with AT guns etc. They did successfully charge German Infantry and German Infantry frequently refused to advance across open terrain without German armor support.

[siim663]

wahts the song name