Western Civilization II / Unit 17 WC2 1602 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Poland, September 1939: Blitzkrieg and the Lessons of 1918
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The idea
On fabricated atrocities Germany invaded Poland on the first of September; Britain and France declared war, and the Soviets invaded from the east. Germany had learned from nineteen eighteen: tanks and planes beat trenches. Armored divisions broke through, infantry followed. Poland capitulated in October.
In practice
Over thirteen hundred planes on Poland, the anchor says.
Where people slip
The anchor credits Blitzkrieg to de Gaulle; attributed.
Your place on the trail
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