Tag: Fall of Poland

Attack on Poland – The Exodus

Attack on Poland – The Exodus

17 – 30 September: Exodus of the Fortunate Few The Polish Government, the military GHQ, civil servants and foreign diplomats started to evacuate Warsaw on 5 September. The aim was to reach the apparently still safe south-eastern Poland, bordered by the neutral Russia and friendly Hungary and Romania. Thousands of people were moving there, and … Continue reading Attack on Poland – The Exodus →

Attack on Poland – Soviet Invasion and The Fall of Poland

Attack on Poland – Soviet Invasion and The Fall of Poland

10 – 20 September: The Situation Elsewhere On 5 September, Rydz-Smigly had ordered the Polish armies to retire and regroup behind the Vistula, Bug and San rivers. This was an effort doomed to failure: German armored columns had already broken through, and were advancing faster than the Polish forces could withdraw. Vistula front was saved … Continue reading Attack on Poland – Soviet Invasion and The Fall of Poland →