Invasion of Poland from the Polish Perspective | Animated History

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

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[@rosstheboss1014]

The Armchair Historian What’s censored?

[@TheArmchairHistorian]

@@rosstheboss1014 The swastikas.

[@cloudproud729]

Do you guys think that Germany would have been able to win the war and if how

[@samfisher909]

Your work is of very high caliber and quality, keep it up!

[@Cheater5445]

You said Polish names quite well, congrats to tou for trying. Some tips for future though. cz=ch sz=sh ł-(the sound w makes in well) dż=(the sound of j in june joke etc.) ż=(similiar but without the sound of d) ę=ey ą=ou ś=(sound you make to make cats to get down from stuff) si=(similiar to previous one but with i at the end) dź+dzi=(no good similiar english sound, best said in video) rz=(said as ż at start of sentence but as sh everywhere else) ń=(sound of little child saing ny in nyeh). This is not a rant just a tip if you want to say it better but I leave choice to You.

[@Helljumper_Fanatic]

Poland had balls to fight back the way they did. Say what you will, but they never stopped fighting for their homeland. That's something I can respect greatly

[@PyzaBezFarszu]

Bro, my grandparent learn me one think... "Better is be dead with honour, than living without honour" !!! This is our motto! Greetings from Poland!

[@alphawolfgang173]

and now more and more poles are annoyed that they didnt immediately join germany against the communist globalists.

[@thechillguy54]

@@alphawolfgang173 Statistics, give me them and dont speak bullshit. Thank you.

[@dereenaldoambun9158]

@@alphawolfgang173 Sources??? No source then that's just a mere myth, fantasy & daydreaming.

[@erywag4316]

@@PyzaBezFarszu Wtf co z tobom? Poska a nie Japonia... U nas nikt tak nie muwi

[@Fanas5]

It's true that bad allies are worse than strong enemies.

[@PsychoticSpartan]

Liudvikas Teišerskis Germany learned that the hard way later.

[@pawuc]

True, unfortunately Germans learned some things from WW1

[@tnickknight]

The Uk is still a weak Allie

[@fuentesramen]

Poland was supporting tearing apart Czechoslovakia in 1938 so it has no moral right to be upset about their allies not helping. They were counting on pact with Germany from 1934, what about that?

[@tnickknight]

@@fuentesramen Thanks for that BS response

[@gaspee3457]

Poland: I think Germany is preparing to invade me UK and France: Stay calm just ignore them Germany: *Invades Poland* UK and France: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@antitroller101]

Charles De Gaulle: "wtf we had them" ヽ(ಠ_ಠ)ノ

[@tazz4567]

Half a year later. Germany: Invades France. UK: US help us!!!!

[@adolapts]

Exactly what is happens now with Turkey and Greece...

[@silverbullet2008bb]

@@mm-lo8hf Have you seen the documentaries "Hellstorm" and "The greatest story never told"?

[@mm-lo8hf]

@@silverbullet2008bb no

[@CT-Polski]

As a Pole myself I must thank you for making this video. Not many people are aware of the Defensive War, especially the few victories we had and the valiant defenses.

[@TragicTester034]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention Captain Raginis and the battle of wizna

[@weekendjail1417]

We really need more English-Language videos about Polish History on KZbin.

[@aronmarkovits5396]

You kidding me polish ppl best in ww2 they fought 2 hopeless wars at the same time and even after they capitulated they fought on

[@sladetuner8661]

As a pole, do you hate the Nazis or the Soviets (Communists) more for what they did to Poland, and do you consider the Republic of Ireland a freind and ally to your nation?

[@ryerial7723]

I admire the Polish Soldiers during WWII,Despite overwhelming odds with no chance of victory alone,They still fought on,

[@TravelWithBradley]

Wow. I knew Poland had a big part, but wow I never knew they literally fought until the end. Incredible. What a country.

[@blank4181]

Huh. Something France could not do. They did not surrender early. They literally were completely screwed in the beginning Edit: They literally did not have any organized military to defend the rest of france since Dunkirk.

[@isaacsorrels4077]

@@blank4181 The fact that someone who watches the armchair historian buys into the whole "French incompetency" myth is kind of sad.

[@Tannutuga]

Just to get puppeted by the Soviets

[@dillonblair6491]

@@isaacsorrels4077 Its not a myth though.... they had superior technology at the start of the war and captured several towns at the start of the war but got gun shy. And French military was still using motorcycles to give military commands and the commands themselves were vague. Unless your argument is that there's something inherently wrong with French people themselves, Incompetence is the cause. Because Germany didn't overwhelmingly overpower france. The Germans just outmaneuvered the French due to their incompetence...

[@bigfloppa6328]

Steven Bergquist I like you because of your pfp

[@briandavy-taefu818]

The Polish Parachute Brigade saved my Granddad's life, as well as many other British Paratroopers, at Arnhem. The Poles always have a place in my heart. Cheers from New Zealand.

[@janherburodo8070]

Cheers, make sure to come by some day.

[@sausagejockyGaming]

Jan Herbu Rodo poles fought very bravely its a shame the french turned tail and ran.

[@janherburodo8070]

@@sausagejockyGaming It's ironic because they paid the price too. France wouldn't be a synonym of a withe flag if they would continue their offensive in the west

[@sausagejockyGaming]

Jan Herbu Rodo exactly, the british and polish held their parts of the deal (the british were the meant to bomb germany), i understand that france was still shook from ww1 but so was everyone.

[@diarradunlap9337]

@@sausagejockyGaming That is so. When news of the European portion of WWII's outbreak was announced in Berlin, there were few cheers. Germans were apprehensive of the prospect of another war.

[@Driver-qt9jh]

I allways feel for Poland, they tried so hard but literally everyone let them down.

[@vha1207]

It's their choice

[@jackscotchland8947]

Kulak Remover so you’re blaming all of ww2 on poland?

[@onsholo]

@@jackscotchland8947 Not all, but a part of it lies with them.

[@portofel6099]

Except romania. They accepted the refugees and let the cross the border to safety

[@Ajourneyofknowing]

@Plague User - Poland was already back since thw fall of the Soviet Union

[@fredlandry6170]

Just imagine how they felt, their nation was snuffed out centuries before and barely twenty years after their country came back two huge armies invade from both sides.

[@VIS35]

... and they fought in spite of that, they didn't give up.

[@tuvimoex6982]

@@kitfisto2347 No, they didnt. The Polish army never surrendered and even after German victory the Poles were fighting on all fronts of the war as well as in the Home Army resistance.

[@shamtradtam3769]

Germany too didn't exist till 1871. They were utterly devastated and destroyed in 1918. Yet they fought their way out of misery and made themselves a superpower. Nobody helped Germany. In fact, they were paying war reparations and fighting sky high inflation while rebuilding their nation

[@shamtradtam3769]

@Complex CR the HRE was very loosely held. Prussia was one part of it. The Prussians through their hardwork, discipline and tactics fought their way to weld together dozens of small units to make Germany in 1871. Before that, there was no such thing as Germany. For Poland, at least there was the strong Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. The russian empire was a real empire, a superpower in its own, not a stepping stone. The Soviet Union won a civil war and took the superpower that existed for centuries. Do you really think it was a similar story?

[@jancyraniak]

@@shamtradtam3769 There was no Germany before 1871? Then who on Earth had been pushing eastwards for a thousand years by that point? Gummie bears?

[@jerryleung310]

The history of Poland has inspired millions of people who are oppressed. With love from Hong Kong

[@phongduong7486]

With china taking over Hong Kong, I’m kinda surprise that you’re still able to access to KZbin

[@Lucas_07-PL]

Thanks , and good luck over there :) .

[@theworldbegoinup3289]

Free Hong Kong

[@Jellytarts1]

Fight on for you freedom and your Country’s freedom

[@rafaljankowski2807]

@@phongduong7486 not for long

[@AgentGWG]

Being a bit honest here, I kinda get emotional when I listen and watch stuff about Poland in the 2nd World War. They were absolutely screwed at their creation, interwar years, during the battle for Poland, they were blamed for allied failures after Poland’s fall and after all that their people face almost half a century of Soviet tyranny. I don’t have any connection to Poland, but I sympathize with it’s people and am inspired by its resilience.

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

Same hear. Its same shame what happened to them. No country or people should never have to endure as they did. Truly a Big Sad

[@Wes-g2l]

No one blamed Poland for the allies failures, me and my fellow Brits blame the French.

[@jak00bspyr72]

@@Wes-g2l Unfortunetely, Britain was mostly in fault. French diplomacy and policies were fully dependent on British ones. It was Chamberlain who decided to leave Czechoslovakia and after the Munich Agreement the Allies lost their last opportunity to defeat Hitler. It became impossible when he gained an upper hand over Poland and reinforced his army with Czech equipment and gold. Before that, Czechoslovakians were able to put up an effective fight, protected by fortified mountains and quite strong army for such a small country. Germans, much weaker than in 1939, would have big troubles with Czechs only, having little fuel and ammunition reserves, not to mention the French and British on the west. Poland also ensured the Allies that even tough Poles quarreled with the Czechs, Poland would join the war becouse of Polish-French alliance. Hitler would have been crushed and it was Chamberlains decision whether to fight or try to avoid war for all cost.

[@Wes-g2l]

@@jak00bspyr72 It was the General Gamelin who was incharge of the Allied forces, he was old, inept and cautious. He ordered the retreat of the Saar offensive which could have been a descive victory against Germany. If a full allied offensive had taken place it is likely that the Poland would have been saved.

[@marcinrybinski4423]

@@Wes-g2l They kind of used polish paratroopers as scapegoats after failure of market garden. We now know what really went wrong but at the time Montgomery and Browning used polish general Sosabowki as a scapegoat and demoted him after the action.

[@celebropl]

A polish dude here: I'm astounded with level of research and attention poured into this episode. Respect.

[@haninditabudhi6574]

I went to Warsaw once, its a beautiful city! Greetings and peace from India 🇮🇳

[@GhostOfDamned]

True, quality over quantity

[@stomper2888]

I'm polish Irish and german

[@last7509]

it just started again...

[@shion3948]

@@last7509 widzę że nie tylko ja widzę podobieństwa

[@Cadenluk]

My great grandfather was a polish soldier in the invasion, he survived he was a very brave man he died in 1977

[@run2fire]

Pozdrowienia dla twojego dziadka!

[@WszystkoZajeteOMG409]

Pradziadka.

[@AdimanxPL]

Mój walczył pod monte Cassino

[@SirHenryMaximo]

Brazilian here, and I need to say my heart pumps harder when I think about the following words: "Poland is not yet lost!"

[@bullet1544]

THX Henrique

[@trevorphillips4595]

Poland - the only allied nation not to be present on the WW2 Victory parade.

[@islandlife6591]

and was still occupied....

[@mg_movealong438]

That is correct. And the most painfull thing is that Churchill did that because he just didn't want to make Stalin angry. Read about Jałta- even more trechery from the "allies"

[@Askhat08]

They were present on the Victory parade in Moscow.

[@toha1729]

Poland didn't win in WW2 Allies sold Poland and some other countries to Russia (Warsaw pact) just like they sold Chekoslovakia to Nazi Germany in 1936 (Munchen pact)

[@saitokot8700]

@@Askhat08 Moscow = Poland enemy (ww2)

[@drakesavory2019]

"Don't prepare for defending yourselves. You'll just antangonize them." "So you'll help defend us when we're attacked?" "Ummm. Sure."

[@kingstarscream3807]

Haha gold

[@Korn1holio]

Same thing happened with Ukraine... moral - never trust Russia. I can vouch for that as a Russian.

[@kingstarscream3807]

@@Korn1holio If you Russians are aware that Putin is a dictator, why do you put up with it?

[@theemperor-wh40k18]

@@kingstarscream3807 you presume that all Russians think the same like some kind of hive mind. Many see him like a strong leader that will help them...

[@kingstarscream3807]

@@theemperor-wh40k18 Well that is the kind of answer I wanted. I wanted to hear "We know he is a dictator but we don't care because that is outweighed - in our minds - by his other strengths". Obviously I don't agree but I wanted to see how Russians perceived the situation. I wanted to see if dictatorships aren't inherently seen as evil and despicable in other parts of the world.

[@jimmyramsay8005]

The Polish really are the unsung heroes of WW2. I have huge respect for them. I also love how Polish pilots joined the RAF and were known to be very experienced and skilled, and how Polish mathematicians did the bulk of the early work in cracking the Enigma code.

[@craftergaming392]

It's very surprising to see that comment as Pole, most British think that they themselves broke Enigma code. Love from Poland 🇵🇱

[@jimmyramsay8005]

@@craftergaming392 Unfortunately many of my compatriots have a narrow-minded view of history! It doesn't take much research to realise how many nations contributed, for better or worse, to WW2.

[@craftergaming392]

@@jimmyramsay8005 Definitely, love from Bartosz (me) and Poland Jimmy! Have a nice day, and stay safe during these dangerous times 🙂

[@APRS]

@@craftergaming392 I think the efforts of the three Polish code breakers was significantly understated. Most British people who have any interest in the Second World War have a huge respect for the Poles. The battle of Monte Casino, the 303 squadron, the Polish resistance, they all fought like lions and it saddens me the way that history unfolded for them and how they were let down by the west. My son is half Polish and as a Brit he will be fully versed on his history and culture growing up, and rightly proud of his Polish ancestry.

[@craftergaming392]

@@APRS it's nice to hear, however in battle for England there were 4 Polish sqadrons-2 of bombers and 2 of fighters and 81 soldiers in British squadrons. but ye, the most known is 303(Fighters Squadron) which got the most kills from all squadrons(from Polish and British) fighting in England( of course some kills were signed more than one time, as always in air battles these times). These were the beasts...

[@szymonmaraszewski1514]

blue in Polish flag stands for reliable allies who always have our back -___-

[@nathanshierd2098]

@Roo It is

[@szymonmaraszewski1514]

@@nathanshierd2098 Ladies, google "sarcasm" and than think about my comment for a second.

[@savagemode4208]

Poland always put the blame on others.... stand up for yourself!

[@nathanshierd2098]

@@savagemode4208 We fought Germans almost without weapons, and we survived longer than French which were more armored. We don't put blame man, We know what's true.

[@szymonmaraszewski1514]

@@savagemode4208 well we do for like 1000 years so far... And maybe you would like to reveal where are you from, if you like to lecture others so much?

[@matthewmcdonough5601]

For some reason, it's incredibly sad to think that when the allies declared war on Germany, Poland was probably full of hope. Allies would go on to not help until half a decade later while Germany was slaughtering their population. I believe Poland lost 16% of their entire population. So heartbreaking.

[@KotChorny]

@@anonymous-mi8su watching wasn’t the worst part of it, ever heard of Katyn? For me it is one of the most shameful moments in my country’s history, majority of which are in this period. (Russia)

[@tomaszkorput8509]

We lost 25% of population

[@josephtedescucci408]

@@KotChorny iu

[@atomic4650]

How is that the Allies fault. You think in a world war countries can just all of a sudden free their Allies?

[@wacc5598]

The movie The pianist has a great depiction of that.

[@susangoaway]

There is a famous radio broadcast when Warsaw fell, ostatni komunikat, announcing the end of the Second Polish Republic and telling the people to keep fighting on against the Germans and Russians

[@SirSculy]

The brits was never invaded and never surrended but us pols lost our country and still didn't let them walk over us instead we fought them in the streets,sewers,houses,river banks , woods and sky's.nigdy się nie poddawaj(never give up)

[@generallee4637]

@@SirSculy brits never invaded - go learn history XDDDDDDDD

[@benbozeman7407]

Imagine being in a panzer tank only to be killed by a 50 year old man with a flaming mattress

[@maxcook356]

Timestamp?

[@GhostOfDamned]

Lmao

[@OskTheMosk]

@@maxcook356 16:08

[@SantaClaus-kk8zr]

@@maxcook356 Never understood asking for a time stamp like a month after the original post. It’s a short video, you ain’t gonna get a respond within 30 seconds lol

[@EmbeddedWithin]

They didn’t want to use Molotov cocktails like the fins thought them cause they wanted to save the beer for morale support

[@vonReinert]

I am polish and Im so grateful for that video You can't even imagine. Whole my life I have heard western propaganda that our grandfathers assoulted german tanks with sabers and noone even mentioned the soviet invasion, that You should be rewarded by polish goverment for this video. It means more than a thousand propaganda books and thats because it is the truth. The truth which the World should know and the one we are waiting for sooo long. Thank You!

[@johnsmith4811]

I can tell you are Polish by your resounding intelligence. Let's play a "war game". We have 3 countries. Let's call them ... oh ... I don't know ... Hrance, Jermany and Foland. Hrance and Foland have diametrically opposite government and economic models, hate each other and denounce each other publicly. Jermany is kinda stuck in between those two. One day, Hrance invades Jermany and pushes toward's Foland's borders. Jermany is collapsing like an incompetent house of cards. Now, what should Foland do? 1. Sit around with a thumb up its ass? OR. 2. Try to move Hrance's (mortal enemy, mind you) new borders as far away from its heartland as possible. Now, given that you are Polish, I can already deduce your answer as option one. That's why you've been Europe's bitch since 1500's. However, normal people will try very hard to push their mortal enemy's border as far away as possible. Get it?

[@jreyn2043]

@@johnsmith4811 Definitely go to Mattell with your idea for a new game. Fun for all ages of resoundingly intelligent Polish people. Spend hours with the family trying to follow the long winded confusing directions on how not to lose but also how not to win

[@tomasz6871]

John Smith confirmed, im Polish very intelligent but havent yet found a way to get the finger out of my ass

[@ay3nn]

@@johnsmith4811 lol

[@matteoclementi]

I am so sorry that Ally don't care at all to claim Poland freedom after the war, French and UK start a world war "for your country" and they forget about you at Yalta.

[@CoolGuy100lovesgames]

“I lost my county in the blink of an eye and the world just fucking watched.”

[@Hc.krd1]

Where is this from

[@jansiembida3168]

@@Hc.krd1 it’s called history bud

[@ElComandante5]

@@jansiembida3168 It’s called video games bud 😂

[@rados1aw]

@@jansiembida3168 Well it's from General Sheppard from MW2. I think he might have changed a word in there tho.

[@soap9277]

@@jansiembida3168 It's called Modern Warfare 2, bud. He changed a word or two from the quote, but it's definitely a General Shepherd quote.

[@lilhomie4660]

My grandpa was 16 when he joined the polish resistance and 7 of his brothers died he got captured and went to the camps thankfully he escaped

[@krzysiekkozio7366]

I have almost the same history. My grandfather had 6 siblings, no one survived except him, that why I'm here

[@lilhomie4660]

Krzysiek Kozioł where did he fight was he also apart of the Polish resistance??

[@shivendrasinghthakur9718]

Love from India 🇮🇳 🇮🇳🤝🇵🇱

[@szymonzkamienia]

I think every Polish guy can thanks his / her grundfathers for fight for Independece!

[@romanszwarc3288]

@@szymonzkamienia my grandpa god executed in Kościan :/

[@brunohcm]

Lot of respect to Poland and the brave Pole soldiers and their people, who fought bravely two of the worst totalitarian regimes the world have ever seen! Love from Brazil!

[@Muexxxor]

Actually poland were one of the aggresors to forced germany to attack them. What would you Do if ur neighbour, pissing in your Garden or raid ur sister? Exactly!!!

[@captaingamez]

@@Muexxxor really tried justifying the nazis

[@Muexxxor]

@@captaingamez i dont Know the truth but i Know that the told Story are just a fcking lie. I dont Know where u from. But im from Germany. And im pretty sure u straight believe what they told u. I didnt

[@Woocash-lf1fm]

@@Muexxxor How ironic, you from Germany and U think that Poland forced Germany to attack them XD If this is not a bait, really bro learn some history.

[@gamerdrache6076]

@@Woocash-lf1fm i m from germany too but germany attacköed but i do have to say that poland was never deescaleting idök if you öknow what i mean but

[@billsmith7103]

My great Grand Father actually served on one of those destroyers, the Blyskawica (I Believe it is Polish for Lightning Bolt) I have a photo of the crew on the ship, couldn't be prouder of my roots

[@mareck1998]

This ship is now a museum in Gdynia city :)

[@szymonzkamienia]

Yeah błyskawica is in is language thunderbolt - but i have one thing to say: in Poland historical true is something what us president dont like so we cant say "German are bad, ww2 was dramatic"

[@szymonzkamienia]

You cant believe when this is true błyskawica is thunderbolt im Polish

[@billsmith7103]

Szymon Szymański oh yeah thunderbolt that’s what I meant, I was just going off memory and wasn’t exactly sure on what it was. o tak błyskawica, właśnie to miałem na myśli, właśnie straciłem pamięć i nie byłem do końca pewien, co to było

[@adnolug4857]

I seen it

[@sujeetsingh8368]

Unimaginable respect of mine goes to Poland who fought to the end. Love from India

[@CT-Polski]

🇵🇱❤️🇮🇳

[@kacperm6555]

Thank you friend!

[@yaekii3686]

As a half polsih person i agree to the people who fought for our counrty

[@wide2210]

o7 ( not to polish nazi collaborators tho )

[@groy6911]

fun fact we also defeated russia in 1921

[@EvErLoyaLEagLE]

How fitting that you use part of the soundtrack of "COD: World at War."

[@mastermelon7443]

Yeah.

[@221louis]

I noticed that the second the video started and I love it.

[@curt1154]

I actualy have an orgasm when i heard the song start.

[@Hanes2307]

What's the song? I don't know where it is in the video

[@curt1154]

@@Hanes2307 17:38 link to the song kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZe6YpWhha5rgcU

[@user-lr6hw4dq4t]

After seeing this, and got goosebumps. I realize, polish people are amazing. Nobody noble except fighting for their freedom, independence and family. Even if aliens invade poland, I believe polish never get perished. Love from Indonesia, your fellow red white and independence fighters. 🇵🇱🇮🇩

[@thealeph165]

nobody: KZbin: demonetize this Armchair Historian: it's *E D U C A T I O N A L C O N T E N T Y O U M O R O N*

[@carlhicksjr8401]

Sorry that happened to him, but it's still not enough for me to sign up for Norton's ad portal masquerading as VPN. Yes, boys and girls, Norton allows certain advertisers to pay a fee to them and bypass the adblock function in their software.

[@theid564]

obese people doing MukBangs KZbin: Alright that’s cool Educational videos KZbin: woahhhh hollll up

[@jjay3494]

@You Kou no buddy, the only breeding grounds for this kind of people are their EMPTY BRAINS due to lack of knowledge on the topic. And educational videos prevent that from happening. What a nonsense phylosophy, cut the people off from knowledge and they won't come up with ideas like new versions of history.

[@simonmay1671]

The irony that the only people who would find this controversial (and therefore inappropriate for ads) are neo-nazis

[@get_emld]

Useless nobody

[@bernardogoncalves825]

They fight till the end, this is so beautiful. Love to Poland and Polish people from Brazil.

[@kacper6116]

Literaly in ww2 when Poland was occupied by Germany and the ussr a group of polish men stole a panzer tank

[@Miron_Marnic]

Thank you!

[@wtflol2721]

@@kacper6116 And today, on the day of remembrance of this event, we steal a car from a German

[@bbenjoe]

Germany: Invades Poland. West: This is war! Sovietunion: Invades Poland. West: 'kay bye.

[@LukeTEvans]

YOU SMALL WORDS LITTLE MAN, MY WORDS ARE BIG!

[@sam3sam3]

And the marxist professors have tried to erase that it happened

[@comradeschofield5798]

@@sam3sam3 the USSR invaded poland so they could A) get back the lands they lost in the polish soviet war B) poland was a right wing dictatorship that banned opposing political parties like the communist one and C) the USSR wanted to weaken germany and if germany had all of poland than it would only be easier for germany to invade the USSR

[@gaborczirjak4172]

@@comradeschofield5798 And they killed thousands of Polish officers and feeding us with the lie for 50 years, that the Germans did it ! And the thousands sent to Siberia in the Gulags. So you A and B and C stinking !

[@valenrn8657]

Initially, "the West" consisted of UK and France. It took the US's multiple proxy and shadow wars to cause USSR's fragmentation.

[@Slovian3097]

Poland had only two allies: Hungary and Romania. Hungary opens a schools for Polish Kids, and they didn't let Germans attack Poland from Hungary so they destroyed the tunnels. To Hungary emigrated 100,000 Poles. At the war they send supply to Poland. Romanians open borders for Polish people and Polish Government went to Romania. Thx for our true allies and friends! Love from Poland!

[@flagger0573]

Hello other polish friend

[@sladetuner8661]

Poland and Hungary=Best Friends

[@maxalbon9557]

A Japonia to co?

[@wislapatryka]

Rumunia oszukała polski rząd początkowo mieli pomoc polsce w razie ataku (i na odwrót) ale podczas wojny zostało to zmienione na to że polski rząd przez rumunir będzie mogł udać sie do francji ale rumuni osadzili polski rząd w jakiś domach zakazujac wyjazdu

[@tu1kozaQ]

and romania was arresting people from the government

[@Kamil54221]

In memory of Polish soldiers that fought in all of this battles during WWII September Campaign 1939 Battle of Westerplatte 1939 Battle of Mokra 1939 Battle of Mława 1939 Battle of Wizna 1939 Battle of Hel 1939 Battle of Bzura 1939 Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski 1939 Siege of Warsaw 1939 Battle of Modlin 1939 Battle of Kock 1939 Resistance of Major Henryk Dobrzanski and his partisan unit(1939-1940) Norwegian Campaign 1940 Battle of Narvik 1940 French Campaign 1940 Battle of Lagarde 1940 Battle of Clos du Doubs 1940 Battle of Britain 1940 Siege of Tobruk 1941 Battle of Atlantic(Navy) 1942 Battle of Lenino 1943 Battle of Monte Cassino 1944 D-day(Navy and air support)1944 Battle of Studzianki 1944 Falasie Pocket(Mont Ormel Hill 262)1944 Battle of Ancona 1944 Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze 1944 Warsaw Uprising 1944 Battle of Arnhem 1944 Battle of Bologna 1945 East Pomeranian Offensive 1945 Battle of Schoenfeld 1945 Prague Offensive 1945 Battle of Seelow Heights 1945 Battle of Berlin 1945 Witold Urbanowicz(pilot of 303 squadron) quote We do not beg for freedom we fight for it.

[@brighamblundell4457]

Poland had paratroopers with the British and American airborne during Operation Market Garden.

[@bolan4185]

XXXDDDDDDDDDDD PATRIOTA

[@IhaveBigFeet]

Proud of Poland, we’ve been through so much and it’s shaped us as a nation.

[@pawe7143]

@@brighamblundell4457 battle of arnhem

[@elaineandjohn9599]

Thank you for posting the list.

[@genericnamehere9113]

Imagine being in a tank, highly armored and then being killed by a bed on fire

[@selfdo]

Many still believed that most of the German "Panzers" were sham plywood and cardboard dummies, intended for training, mounted on trucks. Obviously hurling a burning mattress would expose this "ruse".

[@humanbread2619]

Well i don't know how you got a tank through the nether portal

[@kennethcowie8260]

Nether bed

[@stevejeal7309]

Ye kenni cowie

[@curexwsg]

Thats funny bro

[@marshmallow3206]

Really great work. The film is amazing, but unfortunately real. I was surprised by the conversation scenes in Polish. You can see that you have devoted a lot of work to the film. Keep it up! Greetings from Poland!

[@Nithion]

Wow I never knew the extent of how hard Poland fought and held out. Props to their hearts and spirits

[@Litwinus]

Our history is one big war :)

[@rafaelespinoza6530]

😢😂🎉🎉

[@rafaelespinoza6530]

​@@Litwinus 😮🎉🎉

[@HistoryHustle]

If you are ever in the Polish city of Gdańsk visit Westerplatte. There are much remnants of the battle that took place there. Incredible the Polish garrison held out for so long. Same goes for the defenders of the Polish Post Office. The building is also still there to visit for those who like to look for historical traces. Big compliments for another high production value video. Keep up the amazing work!

[@stefanh.5543]

There was never a Polish city of Gdańsk, this town was inhabited by 90% of ethnic Germans since centuries and was after WW1 due the treaty of Verssailles under the authority of the League of Nations and never belonged to Poland

[@chruposlaw]

@@stefanh.5543 Gdańsk has been in Poland for most of its history. And German citizens were loyal to the Polish king. Read the history ...

[@mikeshemeld]

Also watch the film Westerplatte Resists. Very good polish war film, especially for its time.

[@MrSuiteLifer]

If you are interested, besides visiting Westerplatte I recommend going to World War II Museum in Gdańsk. Very good exibition there which is not yet corrupted by politics. Just educates about the WWII as the real history knows it.

[@bluespaceman7937]

It seems like a very good place to visit, once we can travel easily again.

[@patrickazzarella6729]

KZbinrs creates unique, high quality historical content. KZbin: So you have chosen demonization?

[@CanadianB.O.W]

>KZbin can demonetize and take it all for themselves. IT'S FREE ESTATE.

[@patrickazzarella6729]

@Soller are you a clown, when you are partnered with youtube you are allowed to put ads that youtube buys on your videos, when youtube unfairly denies this of course people who do this for a living are going to ask for money

[@patrickazzarella6729]

@Soller obligated or not, their demonization and age restrictions rules and total bias for certain creators on the platform is bullshit

[@lagarttemido]

@Soller Morons like you are the reason why so many good things like the 2nd Amendment are being taken from the people. You simply don't realize how naive you are.

[@Sharnoy1]

@Soller KZbin agitator in work :,D

[@paoloredondo7309]

May all Polish sodiers who fight bravely and sacrifice to there homeland may rest in peace 🙏

[@szymonzkamienia]

We fight im every war we can xD we fight on Monte Casinno , we fight for UK , we was fighting with Nazists , Soviets were seeing us like enemies ...

[@generallee4637]

@C.F.P.N Hans bring ze Gewehr 98 ohhh yesss, boleslav the brave, mieszko I, kazimierz the great, Zygmunt III waza, Stefan batory, Gen. Rozwadowski and some others go brrrrr

[@mutolover3851]

@@szymonzkamienia how did all of that fighting work out for you guys? Scummy allies left your country as an occupied wreck after the war anyway

[@mutolover3851]

...not calling down the resolve and heroic effort of the soldiers or people of your great and historied nation. Warsaw 1920 saved Europe from the Russian Reds 💪🇵🇱. So sad thst their government couldn't return home until 1989 after fighting the longest (aside from Germany, Japan, China, Soviet Union)

[@ollygaming2964]

I am polish

[@statelyelms]

That was soul crushing. Imagine your country falling like that.

[@VIS35]

That's why ... Poles always fight no matter what, and Poland will last forever.

[@hellxbabie764]

Before WW1, Poland was taken over on all sides and this was called the Partition of Poland. We didnt exist for about 100 years, but the polish nationality couldnt be killed. We spoke polish in secret, taught our children under threat of death if caught. Poland has yet to disappear

[@doyoulikeduckmeat]

There are plenty of people in Europe still alive that don't have to imagine it. Germany was kicking ass and taking names for quite a while.

[@nogisonoko5409]

@@hellxbabie764 Poland is not yet lost!

[@alekjanowski9847]

@@nogisonoko5409 And NEVER will!

[@xaviermontoya3105]

I've always had a fascination with country of Poland, specifically it's history, and it never ceases to amaze me what feats the Poles were able to achieve in the face of overwhelming odds. I can't help but feel sad when I read about events like the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The poles were willing to give their lives for even a slim chance of hope for freedom. Its a tragedy that after all their hard work and sacrifice the only change Poland would endure after the war was a change in the occupying force. "For our freedom and yours" the Poles gave us heroes like Casimir Pulaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko in our bid for independence, its a shame that almost two centuries later we couldn't help them keep theirs.

[@aegystierone8505]

I started to read about Polish history too and am amazed at the potential that could have been for Poland. The Polish are highly civilized and educated people comparable to Germany during the interwar period, remember that Poland is where great scientist like Copernicus and Marie Curie came from, yet sadly invaded by the Nazis and Communists. The good news is Poland now is a free and democratic country and can now decide their future.

[@nerdomatic2489]

I read fascination as fascistnation...

[@xaviermontoya3105]

@@nerdomatic2489 *The General Government has joined the chat*

[@sab5686]

!!!

[@aegystierone8505]

@fouccodefire A country that has defeated the Soviet invasion in 1920 can never forgive their leaders or themselves for giving up without a fight when Germany invaded in 1939. This is a country with a proud history of fighting off powerful enemies, you expect them to cower so quickly? Regarding the disastrous Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the then Polish government in exile were in a dilemma as well, they knew that if they initiate an uprising, it will most likely end horribly; however they knew also that if they chose to do nothing, and the Soviet Red Army inevitable took over Warsaw, then Poland would have no bargaining power once the war ends and the victors decide on what to do with the spoils. It is obvious to the Poles that by doing nothing, they will be regarded as cowards and their descendants will never forgive their forefathers for giving up so quickly, so in the end, the lesser of two evil decision was made to initiate the uprising. Sadly though, the Allied powers did nothing in fear of Stalin.

[@conorcrowley6256]

Germany: "There's no way we could have won, we were fighting on Two Fronts!" Also Germany: "Wow those poles really failed when we totally fairly invaded them on 4 fronts with the Soviets."

[@arczi1309]

@@MBasu-km8by Yeah but allies did totally _nothing_ on land until 1940

[@arczi1309]

@@MBasu-km8by Yeah, offensive which halted after few days while most of Wehrmacht fought Poles and rest of germany was almost undefended. It wasn't any contribution.

[@redpill9269]

We germans have much respect for the polish defence i dont know anyone who says that the poles dont fought like lions

[@conorcrowley6256]

@@redpill9269 I didn't mean to say this was what modern Ger.ans still say as Idk. I was more talking about people who idealize the wehrmacht.

[@АлександрДьяков-к4н]

@@MBasu-km8by well, don't think of them as angels. they were doing quite well a year earlier. together with Hitler, they divided Czechoslovakia into parts. 20 years earlier, part of Lithuania was annexed...

[@vinkomilotic9704]

Honestly this video was so goddamn amazing. Dude like I am watching you for 2 years already and I have to say that you have upgraded your level of editing and storytelling by a lot. Seriously you make such original and quality content. Love you

[@shion3948]

Just wanted to say, you did a really good job learning the correct pronunciation, I could definetely understand who you were referring to. I'm so used to foreign channels butchering Polish names, it was really nice to hear. And the sudden part in Polish startled me xD

[@slavdefendov1499]

Respect to Poland from Serbian Brothers. 🇷🇸 ❤ 🇵🇱

[@adriantomaszewski2121]

Respect Serbian and Yugoslav resistence too!

[@PyzaBezFarszu]

Respect from Poland too, Brat !!! Kosovo jest Serbskie!

[@eric777100763]

Necessary I'm an American but have always had the greatest respect for the serbs and their heroic resistance to the Nazis you guys did great God bless and greetings from the state of Kentucky.

[@PyzaBezFarszu]

@E F what?

[@dembabadem6808]

@@PyzaBezFarszu was that "kosovo jest serbskie" really necessary

[@Alvarezpl]

„"Never before have so many been betrayed by so few for so little." Unknown British RAF Officer after Yalta Conference 1945.

[@johnsmith4811]

Not starting WWIII right after WWII is "little"? Ho-hum.

[@Rhaalis]

@@johnsmith4811 Idk man... If somebody sacrifices many others who fought alongside him without their consent I doubt they would be grateful to him.

[@wik7or214]

@@johnsmith4811 mate USSR would lose after a year of war as it was internally collapsing and the US was doing relatively well in 1945 but im glad it went the way it did as Western Europe is lost in their leftist PC ideology the East still has a chance

[@JamesJames-jt3ts]

Yes, the mad dog Churchill, destroyed the British Empire and gave away all the Eastern Europe for a pack of cigars.

[@blackgold2589]

zyleta majonez the USSR would steamroll Western Europe and I don’t doubt they could’ve made it to the English Channel, the most the us could’ve done would drop maybe 20 nukes but I doubt that would stop them. Also with just finishing a devastating war the public would not accept another one.

[@Yousayuwasstudent]

As a Turk i have much respect for the Polish history.

[@alexanderradunz9913]

our countries fought a lot in the past but at the same time there always was respect from both sides.

[@Szkula]

Turks were the one European power that never recognized the partitions of Poland, though I'm not sure it was out of any love for us haha, props anyways.

[@Yousayuwasstudent]

@@Szkula Damn thats true. Partitions that abolish and end the Polish reign. Turkey AND Iran didnt recognized it. After this the Turks got directly a diplomatic post in Polen. Our relations date back 600 years mate. Do u guys also know who 'Fatima' is?

[@Yousayuwasstudent]

@@alexanderradunz9913 Thats true if i am not wrong we fought about 4/5 wars without counting the Holy League. We fought with dignity and respect indeed from both sides. Let me tell u something... Turkish captives of the Polish expedition were given the Polish Citizenship and became Poles, some converted to Christians. There is even a Turkish women who was married to a famous Polish fieldmarshal and was a women of the Royal courts of Saxons. She became a nobel women. U have Polish people in Polen with a Turkish Origin date back many centuries. The Polish captives of Ottoman became 'Janitsaren' , a wealthy foreign Ottoman soldiers whom some of them became eventualy Governers in the Ottoman Empire. We have also Polish village in Turkey called Polonezköy means the village of the Pole's. Their fled the Novermber revolts and came to Turkey seeking refuge. Also, Adam Mickiewicz a very famous Polish poet who lived and died in Istanbul. Mate there is a lot hehe

[@michakrzyzanowski8554]

As a Polish man, I have respect for Turkey history

[@user-wn2oe]

My outmost admiration and respect goes to Poland, we learn so little about their POV in our history classes. Greetings from Texas.

[@zbigniewbiernacki3682]

The Czech whining about Poland "invading" their Tessin area is entirely unjustified. The territory was given to Poland by the Versailles Treaty of 1919 until a proper referendum was held with the population. In 1920 Poland was invaded by the Bolsheviks. The Czechs took advantage to invade the area with a Corps size unit and easily defeated the limited Polish army garrison along with Polish police. The massacred soldiers and police officers who surrendered and took over the territory. When the Czechs abandoned their sovereignty to the Germans the Polish government approached the Czechs with a strong request for them to abandon the territory. The Czechs readily agreed. The transfer was formal and done in a diplomatically correct manner. The majority Polish population showed their wild enthusiasm. There are newsreels showing this entire process. The murderer of Polish prisoners went on to become the Czech war minister.

[@richardvlasek2445]

no it wasn't "given to Poland", are you on crack? the poles in autumn 1918 just decided that the region will be theirs and militarily occupied it despite the protests of the czechoslovak provisional goverment and the entente intelligently decided to split the region between the two nations, splitting the only railway between the czech lands and eastern slovakia in two, not to mention that in 1919 the poles decided to incorporate Tessin into their elections and started drafting people from there in clear violations of the treaty, which was declared as an illegal show of force by the czechoslovak goverment btw i don't really think that giving an ultimatum under a threat of military conflict to a nation that just lost a massive chunk of its territory was really giving them much of a choice lol

[@mdokuch96]

And the territory which Soviets took in 1939 was given them by the same Entente, well, not "given", but Entente agreed that until "Curzon line" on the West is Poland, but after - definitely not.

[@jfrustrat1]

@@richardvlasek2445 Oh God... It's so weak... On the both sides, we're crying about one border city with those weak arguments. Of course - if some country is reborn, everyone tries to get as much, as he can. As Poles, as Czechs. Your "provisional goverment" did the same decision. Even if "provisional goverment" means anything in the times, like those... Our countries were excluded from the maps in XIX century, and there is no simple truth about nationality of the border regions. People were mixed, with no clear identity... Then Czechia was anected. Poland was beated... Why? Because we were in conlict, as a kids fighting for their best toy... In those extremly times, whole central Europe, form Baltic, to Yugoslavia should be in military cooperation, before the Soviet Russia, and Germany growed stronger... We had two potencial armies, you saled your part like on the market, we destroyed ours in horrible, unorganized resistance... It's so f***ing weak, that we always can see traitors everywhere, and never can see our stupitidy. I realy dont think, that it was necessery from our perspective to annect Zaolzie in 38', cause we didn't had it so long, but the argument about "protests of provisional goverment" is really funny. Sorry, but the only one usefull argument is power....

[@LegendOfTheOld]

What "Poland"?

[@temmy69]

"in 1920 Poland was invaded by the Bolsheviks " HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA too bad it was Poland that started the war , right?

[@d4n737]

Polish defence in reality: A dramatic, epic stand off against all odds. Not even to Win. Just hold, and don't lose hope. Polish defence in memes: *LOL Russia and Germany go BANG!!! Poor polez*

[@papaversomniferum2365]

Well, we the Poles have brave slavic souls and we will never surrender. We have been fighting on western and eastern front for over a thousand years.

[@matthewvanburen6415]

@@papaversomniferum2365 Poland is not yet lost.

[@leatherneck7296]

So true and an excellent post from someone that understands the struggles of War and the Extreme Bravery, Courage, don't give up will to Resist against overwhelming opposition. As a Proud Veteran it always helps me in Restoring my Faith that there are people, as said before, that understand the Galantry and Sacrifice of Combat in the defense of Freedom. Thank you.

[@leatherneck7296]

@@papaversomniferum2365 Well said, as a Proud US Veteran I've always had a Passion in Military History. The invasion of 🇵🇱 Poland in 1939 is one of many pieces of Military Conflicts and Stands out with the Best Examples of incredible Courage, Bravery and Extreme Galantry and the Will to Resist against an Overwhelming Force that had 🇵🇱 Poland outgunned and outmanned, yet they still Fought and Never gave up, even knowing what they were up against and all they had to face. Of all my most admired parts in the History of the Invasion, my Favorite was the effort of the Polish Military during the Conflict was that of the Calvary Men who had rode on horseback against an Armored Division which was not only Courageous but redined the meaning of Uncommon Valor and the Great Fighting Spirit you spoke of, much Respect. Thank you.

[@therion5595]

That's why poles always got slapped by Germans and Russians!? Ha ha, pride, dementia, and courage.

[@absolute_philistine]

Polish warriors, nothing but respect for you.

[@Bilbo1teaBaggins]

Nah. Just nothing.

[@pharos670]

@LaMortEtLamour yeah mighty Polish imperialism. Ppl are so easily fooled, we all know poland started ww2

[@jak00bspyr72]

@LaMortEtLamour Give me examples of Polish hostilities and wars in which Poland is an agressor. And compare them to when Poland was being attacked.

[@jak00bspyr72]

@LaMortEtLamour The thruth is that since the end of Middle Ages Poland was not an agressor in most of her wars. Even during Polish-Russian war of 1609-1618. Poland, and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, was a victim of foreign invasions for most of its history.

[@imyarek]

@@jak00bspyr72 Poland was not the aggressor in the 1609 war? Are you out of your mind? Poland straight up invaded Russia which was going through the worst crisis you can imagine at that time - no king, famine killed one third of the country, etc. Or do you maybe need a reminder of how Poland attacked the Soviet Union in 1919 (it wasn't even a Soviet Union back then) - a country that only got through the bloodiest Civil War in history (or at least in European history)? I feel sorry for the deaths on every side of those conflicts but you reap what you saw.

[@TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs]

18:20 When the COD world at war theme kicks in :D

[@suityboi2126]

*spook 100*

[@jocelynndotson7273]

There is also the world at war theme from level 4 in the beginning of the video

[@ikethefrontliner5899]

You're really everywhere

[@TDrewBR]

"The aesthetics of world at war" on youtube, great vid

[@blugastidiofable9517]

It was in the beginning too

[@joshuaramirez5399]

Poland:France Invade Germany France: *Invades the Rhine* Poland:good France: *stops* Poland:wait what are yo- France *turns back* Poland:WAIT NO

[@Goldrunner1169]

Poland: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@akairyu3028]

?????

[@nattygsbord]

French tanks got blown up by a minefield, and the French could not penetrate the Siegfried line. They could probably have made a more determined attempt to invade Germany, but I don't think they would have succeded. Atleast not in time to save Poland.

[@joksizantos7520]

@connection lost yeah they didnt started the war, but the war still started

[@flyingflamingo5864]

@@nattygsbord the french stopped invading because of mines?

[@HeroHoundoom]

Poland: *Exists* Hitler: Prepare for trouble..... Stalin: And make it double!

[@FeHearts]

William Singht Yes Poland killed so many Jews that the Jewish population increased from 1918 to 1938... wait.

[@flamefox6236]

@William Singht Jews have this thing called ,,Righteous among the Nations,,. Go and check who's on top of that list ;)

[@alexlover1619]

@William Singht Nice troll man.

[@genericeuropean3745]

@William Singht ok boomer

[@turkoositerapsidi]

@William Singht "Consentration camps on Polskiland were owned by germanians, and sovjets killed people just that the get their infrastructure made with no money cost. Jewish autonomous region in Russija also exist for a reason, Stalin wanted jews to Siberia.

[@estout324]

Poland, poor and feeble: Singlehandedly takes on 2 great powers to the last breath. France, mighty and powerful: How would you like your omelette Herr Hitler.

[@franctokyo5981]

France has been bled to death during WW1, 30% of men aged between 18 and 60 were killed, 1.400.000 soldiers killed, do you think we wanted to go through that hell again ? Why don't you shove in your ass your judgement, you just sit behind your computer in 2020, you have never been in an armed conflict.

[@ItachiUchiha-ck6hi]

franc tokyo have you been?

[@joseantonioamayaalvarado6744]

franc tokyo neither have you french coward so stfu and learn from the Polish warriors

[@petrberanek4230]

If you dont want to fight, dont declare war to Germany. If you declare war to Germany, fight before it is too late and whole german army is prepared to attack you. In 1939/1940 France and Britain just waited what will happen and did nothing against it. Hitler was sure France and Britain did not declare was after Germany attacked Poland and was not prepared to defend it from west.

[@mallotm403]

To be fair polish didnt have much of a choice...also he is very euphemistic about the polish war effort, mentioning only the „best“ battles for Poland. While in reality the polish were crushed to pieces by manpower, equipmant and airpower aswell as strategy. They may have fought hard, but they didnt fight as fierce as u could guess after that video.

[@Mr_Broccoil]

czy nas słyszycie? To nasz ostatni komunikat. Dziś oddziały niemieckie wkroczyły do Warszawy. Braterskie pozdrowienia przesyłamy żołnierzom walczącym na Helu i wszystkim walczącym, gdziekolwiek się jeszcze znajdują. Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła. Niech żyje Polska!

[@ImAHeroOnHiroin]

Last message broadcasting in Poland during WW2

[@heartwork86]

Niech zyje polksa!

[@SonOfExcess]

armchair historian: Tries to educate us KZbin: *stamp

[@newday2310]

G3n3r4l Cr0ss More like grossly inaccurate

[@SonOfExcess]

@@newday2310 = German sympathiser

[@Wickedonezz]

@G3n3r4l Cr0ss cringe

[@mariangela_joaopedro261]

@@newday2310 Cringe

[@thecoopinater]

Damn you Susan!!!!!!!!

[@HardWera]

So much bravery and courage from the men of poland, yet history doesnt teach how the polish were betrayed. i salute my polish slavic brothers from russia.

[@kekistanihelpdesk8508]

Lol I think you owe polish an apology before a salute.

[@UEDCommander]

@@kekistanihelpdesk8508 If you want to throw blame around, start with Poland occupying parts of Belarus and Ukraine in 1920.

[@LukeTEvans]

@@kekistanihelpdesk8508 ITS BEEN ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS, NO CURRENT GENERATION IS RESPONSIBLE, THE BEST THAT CAN BE DONE OR SAID ARE COMMITMENTS TO FRIENDSHIP .

[@UEDCommander]

@Somarik Green For whatever reason Polish administration loves covering up the times when they were making aggressive moves against neighbours even though it was perfectly fine at the time.

[@valenrn8657]

@@UEDCommander Imperial Russian Empire and Prussia(Germany) dismantled Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth which includes Belarus and parts of Ukraine.

[@bubbabluehorn]

Poland: YOU OUT NUMBER THE GERMANS 5:1 GO THIS IS THE MOMENT MAKE IT TO AS FAR AS HAMBURG France: I don’t know man the Germans might shoot at us and that’s too scary for us I like being safe in forts Chao

[@Kopyrda]

Yeah, screw the fact that Germany was protectected by the Siegfried Line (so called Westwall), on which they had spent more money than French had on Maginot Line.

[@bubbabluehorn]

But when your outnumbered 5:1 you could loose that line so easily due to morale

[@joevenespineli6389]

@@Kopyrda its unimpressive compared to what the French built.

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

@@bubbabluehorn over a river as well, very easy to defend rivers.

[@bubbabluehorn]

HistoryFan476ad I’m sorry it still wouldn’t matter

[@benitospagetthilini6155]

Even tough Poland‘s invasion is always portrait in a Blitzkrieg and easy win, the Poles still fought back and still inflicted many casualties to the German Army. My respect to the determination and fearless behavior

[@Jebu911]

Just imagine if the allies had even 1% of polands determination the war would have been over before 1940. Too bad allies were lead by spineless cowards like UK and France governments.

[@doitriteak]

This is amazing. Such a sad story of betrayal. The polish are hellish fighters but were left alone to die in the end. Thank you for illustrating the details.

[@Simisor]

Reminds me of KZbin betraying a certain channel

[@dimas3829]

fitting fate for betraying Czechoslovakia.

[@damianb8322]

@@dimas3829 You know nothing. The President of Czechoslovakia: Edvard Benes was an NKVD agent and prevented Czech generals from entering into a defensive union with Poland.

[@damianb8322]

@Empor ! Even Berlin is situated on ancient Slavic lands so..be careful when u play with revisionism ...u neoNscum

[@mr.mendez9426]

for real lol.. they would of been better off joining Germany or Russia during the war.. they got fucked up over bad in WW2.

[@division3139]

As a polish citizen I must say thank you for your effort

[@kojak8403]

demonimy w angielskim się pisze z wielkiej litery

[@niebuszewiak]

@@kojak8403 nie zesraj się

[@andreialexa3516]

All the beast from Romania !! A friend in need is a friend indeed !

[@arthurhebertthomsen2796]

@Zhihan Li They were forced by the germans... Before they joined the Axis they accepted refugees from Poland.

[@manadog]

Zhihan Li it’s axis or lose get invaded by Russia

[@grze7091]

Great Hungary. Thank you for everything you have done for us.

[@emperorofgondar]

Polak Węgier dwa bratanki i do szabli i do szklanki!

[@calindicusar]

Greatings to Polish. Proud people, unbroken and unbent. There is no "Polish perspective" there is only one perspective: Poland was attacked and divided by Germany and USSR. Anyone who states otherwise is a liar.

[@Ludvigvanamadeus]

I don't think you understand the word 'perspective'. This video was about how the Polish defenders experienced it - their plans, issues they faced, what emotions they felt. A video from a German or Soviet perspective would show us their plans on invasion, how they were executed, what problems they experienced etc.

[@saamohod]

Well, Russia to this date lies and denies when it comes to those events.

[@calindicusar]

@LaMortEtLamour oh really, what "german" lands? You mean those lands that Prussia got after the partition of Poland in late XVIII centry? The same goes for "russian" lands. Compare the maps of XIII century Poland with the maps of 1920 Polands. While you are talking about Poland invading russian, how can You explain the Red Army being stop at the Battle of Warsaw in 1920? Is Warsaw a russian land too? Or you are just a simple russian bot?

[@Bilbo1teaBaggins]

@@calindicusar Polish policy didn't change since 1900s. Rewriting history and attacking weak. Pols thought that is going to be an easy win but fucked up and somehow won the battle for their capital.

[@Bilbo1teaBaggins]

@You're Spying "Lenin invaded Poland and other countries". Let's see, Poland invaded the Soviet Russia, that is a fact. What about the Baltic States? They were rebels, not real countries same as Soviet Russia until 1918. Poland also took Vilnus. Doesn't really seems like a "liberation" move if Poland wanted to help against oppressing soviet regime. So, as I said, nothing really changed, rewriting history and attacking weak.

[@biggestturtle973]

Poland is a great example of a human who helps for everyone and when he needs help nobody cares. But still proud of my nation and my people!

[@zawir_usaodpowiadausa3354]

Right. We've escpecially helped Aghani childred and women in Nanghar Khel (polish Mi Lai in Afghanistan)

[@dibelek1]

@Somarik Green they just take back what was taken by Czechoslovakia in 1920.In time when Poland fight back bolshevicks invasion

[@dibelek1]

@@zawir_usaodpowiadausa3354 True all victims got medical help and compensation but I dont think it is a good idea to compare this two cases.

[@swift1014]

@Somarik Green what about Czechoslovakia taking Zaolzie from Poland when they were busy fighting the bolsheviks?

[@rus_iwh]

@@swift1014 What about the fact that Poland itself attacked the "bolsheviks"? capturing Kiev and Minsk? What about the capture of Vilnius in the same years? And who is still combing "the borders of 1772 and od moza do moza?"

[@NatCon501st]

Imagine being a Panzer 3 commander and having your tank get knocked out by an armored train.

[@szymonmaraszewski1514]

Or burning matress xD

[@adrianbartkowiak7752]

I wouldn't even be angry. Its train with guns. Like how epuc it is

[@CT-Polski]

Adrian Bartkowiak Thomas the tank engine is pissed off now.

[@kacperdudenko6828]

U can't imagine that, you are just dead

[@Korn1holio]

it's nothing weird, those trains could theoretically carry naval guns.

[@ethrsag735]

Learning more Polish history makes me proud to know that my great grandfather on my fathers side comes from this great nation.

[@matiwierzbicki1607]

🇵🇱🦅🦾 bro our history is amazing but painfull

[@T3nMiDGET5711]

Poland wasn’t even liberated until the early 1990s

[@sundayborn13]

So sadly true.

[@jak00bspyr72]

True. Soviet Army was stationed in Poland until 1993.

[@jak00bspyr72]

@J D Well, for the two last years those troops were formally armed forces of Russia, remnants of the Soviet Army. We are talking about years 1991-1993, two years are incomparable to the whole period of Soviet Army stationed (1945 to the end of existance of USSR)

[@DavidSternburgYt]

@@jak00bspyr72 oh thats really intresting? So russian(ex soviet troops) didnt withdraw immediatly after the fall of the soviet union?

[@DavidSternburgYt]

@@sylvanias6475 No I understand that, Poland being part of the warsaw pact, but those would still be communist polish soldiers, not red army soldiers as technically polamd wasnt part of one of the soviet republics such as ukraine or belarus, it was a satalite country, what I was wanting to know was whether actual troops from the ex soviet union were still stationed there

[@saharyn7551]

Poland: helps Britain Britain: * to poles after war* "ok get out lol"

[@jason-gf8dg]

when did britain tell poles to "get out" your talking nonsese.

[@thefauron742]

@General Guisan Quai i no its false

[@thefauron742]

@General Guisan Quai i if you dont know history dont tell false

[@thefauron742]

@General Guisan Quai i They say we help you 3 day after atack germans we use solider and plane to atack germans and take berlin

[@Ikoraxis]

@@jason-gf8dg YEAH THEY JUST SAID GO BACK TO YOUR HOME OCCUPIED BY SOVIETS, where winston agree to let Poland to soviet, england was never got honour

[@wessudol9708]

Poland is a true gem in today's Europe. God bless Poland 🇵🇱. All the best from 🇨🇦.

[@szymonzkamienia]

In Poland we hate other neighbours xd In us eyes Russia and Germany are Polish enemies - we think Russia like to kill us so USA is giving for us more and more soldiers... Ww3 is going to start...

[@unitedsteaks8092]

@@szymonzkamienia Why are we Germans Polish enemies. Get over it. WW2 is no more. We dont need to fight any longer. Our Nations can work together.

[@ЦветомирИванов-т8ь]

Szymon Szymański what you said sounds stupid asf

[@honda9006]

United Steaks Can’t really blame him mate, Warsaw was utterly razed by Germany

[@unitedsteaks8092]

@@honda9006 you sure got a point there. Hope he changes his "bad" opinion on Germany. We all are normal humans and hate everything far-right.

[@derrickbrown1223]

As a black American my respect for the polish has grown greatly ,how could everyone but Romania turn their back on them ,to imagine what those people went thru angers me like it was my own people!!!

[@badda_boom8017]

No one supported them. Because when Germany started carving up Czech Republic, Poland went along with it and stole Czech land. They were advised not to do this, but ignored the warnings.

[@jubjub7673]

@@badda_boom8017 hardly a reason for them to be abandoned this badly tho, especially as an Ally

[@badda_boom8017]

@@jubjub7673 they invaded another allys country 😂😂😂😂 They were advised not to do this and was told they were next... They were told to strengthen there military along the Gdansk canal. But ignored this and invaded an ally and neighbouring country... How do you function 😂😂😂😂😂

[@badda_boom8017]

@@juldor93 no they didn't. Don't talk nonsense! Nazis claimed Poland attacked Germany.

[@juldor93]

@@badda_boom8017 well yes that too.

[@michealohaodha9351]

"Because we do not beg for freedom, we fight for it." Witold Urbanowicz (303 Squadron)

[@SirSculy]

Tak. 👏 bravo respect

[@kiwinacho]

Damn that's such a badass quote, I didn't know it before

[@michealohaodha9351]

@@kiwinacho Im still trying to find the source but stumbled across it here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHjHZ4mbZZWFbas

[@amiajoketoyou5031]

if you want polish version:Bo my nie błagamy o wolność my o nią walczymy. im from Poland btw

[@Woyto15]

"Peace is a precious and a desirable thing. Our generation, bloodied in wars, certainly deserves peace. But peace, like almost all things of this world, has its price, a high but a measurable one. We in Poland do not know the concept of peace at any price. There is only one thing in the lives of men, nations and countries that is without price. That thing is honor." Jozef Beck, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs - speech on May 5, 1939, less than four months before Adolf Hitler's military attack on Poland

[@eric777100763]

No matter how polling would have played it the Nazis and the Soviets would have invaded. I think the only thing the polls could have done is exactly what they did do which was to honorably resist invasions and then for their resistance groups to continue fighting the way they did. I would say I think they did pretty good considering the circumstances they were in.

[@cornaddict5998]

"Words, words, words..." - Willie Shakespeare The things is, when you have a knife sticked to your throat you give your wallet, not talk bout honor. Saying this as a Pole.

[@erikaitsumi2633]

"Individuals have honour, not societies and not colectives." - Józef Piłsudski

[@booperdooperproductions2545]

From a Texan, living in a state that rose up against Mexico even though it was outnumbered and outgunned, and won, I really admire Poland’s seemingly unbreakable spirit and willingness to fight for the country even when they knew they could not win. Many say the Germans didn’t deserve what happened at Versailles, well Poland didn’t deserve the Deluge, the Partitions, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the ethnic cleansing of Poles from western Ukraine and Belarus, or to be put in the shackles of the Warsaw Pact. Luckily “Poland is not yet lost” and is a free nation now.

[@krzysztofzakrocki2210]

You're well educated. Thanks & hugs

[@bullet1544]

Wow, you know a lot. Salute.

[@Radelifier]

cannot agree with the last sentence. Even though Poland survived the 20th Century Crisis, there are still scars of 600 Years of futile management. For example when the government introduces today a new tax or a new law that is against or violates the constitution not all agree to stand up against the move or ruling party that's kinda because of what I said earlier. Let's get back to Renaissance a lot of people in that time wrote about developing pathologies in Poland Later Commonwealth of Both Nations for example. Violating neighbours, teachers, religion, custom, rule, drinking. They've also written how to counter it, however, no measure was taken due to primacy of Szlachta and focus of Szlachta how to improve it's position (by cash or privilege) in Country and weaknesses started to pop out 200-250 years later... Occurring in Partitions...rest of the story you know (probably)

[@booperdooperproductions2545]

@@Radelifier They are undeniably a free nation, what you’re describing is just government corruption, not foreign control.

[@TsarinaJacksontore]

Can someone tell me waht this molotov rippentrop pact exactly is

[@generationclash5004]

Love from Romania to my Polish brothers. 🇷🇴 🤝 🇵🇱

[@xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

Call of Duty: World at War still gives me chills when hearing that music.

[@volvob1884]

Yeah... Great game!

[@jacobnewcombe5367]

Dimitri and Reznov are the best characters ever made 🤙

[@talknight2]

@@jacobnewcombe5367 Hands down

[@Sharnoy1]

Was wondering where I'd heard that song... Thanks for the remainder!

[@r3generate_333]

For real. Just sounds so eerie.

[@Olgierdson]

The fact that The allies forgave the war crime Russia committed on the Polish intelligence, because they join the Allies is outrageous

[@Hellcat-to3yh]

Yeah, especially because the Soviets never wanted to join the allies, they just happened to be fighting the same enemies.

[@furryPigletto]

Thats politics, why should they help if they could get rid of a problem? Its politics in its brutal form.

[@marekmarbbydzovsky6516]

they problably dont but...in these days wasnt a force and will to push them back :( man they have so many tanks like alied people :D :D

[@daniellee8162]

Because the Solviet Union couldn't care less. All they wanted was more land...and easy pickings. They used the Nazi to weaken Poland and start taking what was left and they were about to do the same in Asia until Imperial Japan saw what the Russians were up to and thus, surrendered to the United States.

[@SVTDI]

@@daniellee8162 The soviets wanted the old Tsarist lands , which poland took, also the soviets wanted buffer states not land , dont you think that the soviets at the end of WW2 if they wanted land they would have just annex but no they proped up puppet states to act like buffer zones.

[@spudskie3907]

Poland 1939: abandoned by the Western Allies to Germany. Poland 1945: abandoned by the Western Allies to Russia.

[@Thomas19735]

What could they do in 1945?

[@scvboy1]

@@Thomas19735 IKR?

[@TheWorldEnd2]

@@Thomas19735 they had the A-bomb and were seemingly willing to use it. USSR didn't. that's a large leveridge right there

[@neonflashsparkotron5435]

Spudskie Russia were invading over Nazi occupied Poland saved some lives especially the ones trapped in internment camps during the Holocaust

[@MrRjh63]

@@neonflashsparkotron5435 That same Russian army hung back during the Warsaw uprising in order to eliminate future problems in governance and keep their hands mostly clean.

[@mgmlucy]

My grandfather was a captain in the Polish army. He was captured and was considered “an asset” by the Germans because he was a pharmacist. At one point the Germans ordered a line up and shot every 5th man, a priest anxious asked my grandfather to swap places. I’m grateful to that priest who not only helped my grandfather but my mother and I live. My grandfather would continue to serve in the Polish resistance but he wouldn’t talk much else about anything relating to the war. Thank you for this documentary, it shed some light on what he possibly went through.

[@mateuszgigon3724]

This is a story similar to father Maksymilian Kolbe, he dies in Auschwitz instead of other prisoner. Did You know the name of this priest and in which place (concentration camp?) its occured? September campaign was not the worst he saw, i'm afraid. You aren't Pole, i suppose? Thanks for the story, greetings!

[@mgmlucy]

@@mateuszgigon3724 We'll I am polish and I state everything as truth from what my mother mentioned about my grandpa before he died. You don't have to believe it, just was stating my own family history. Sorry internet is so prone to lying you can't trust in my word.

[@mateuszgigon3724]

@@mgmlucy Ależ wierzę! Po prostu chciałem dopytać o szczegóły ;) Ciekawią mnie takie historie, po prostu! Pozdrawiam serdecznie!

[@whateverthisis389]

*"Poland has fallen,but has not been defeated."*

[@GhostOfDamned]

*”this is our last announcement”*

[@alan-jh1uo]

@@GhostOfDamned *...the germans... have invaded Warsaw. We send brotherly greets to our infantry in the Hel peninsula, and anyone fighting for us- wherever they may be. Poland is not yet lost. Long live Poland!!*

[@rav123able]

Zaolzie was actually retaken in 1938 because Czechoslovakia annexed it while Poland was fighting with soviet union in 1920.

[@crimson5664]

Fck yes it was retaken! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaolzie Dont spread lies omfg!

[@nemeczek67]

While Zaolzie should have become Polish territory post-WWI, the land grab of 1938 was a terrible mistake.[

[@rav123able]

@@nemeczek67 It was polish territory after WWI. It' wasn't after Polish-Soviet war. It was just retaking what was stolen when Czechoslovakia was basicly already gone. Poles didn't add anything up to Hitler's job but secured a land where >80% people were Poles.

[@G0TIMAN]

@@rav123able It was still a stupid decision.

[@LazyPictures]

@@rav123able Well but ofcourse - and Hitler just retaken Suddetenland where the german majority lived. And that was a great mistake - because that "retake" alienated Soviets who was allies to Czechoslovakia - and also Poland refused to let soviet aid to Czechs in 1938.And then you wonder why Soviet attacked Poland.

[@michalkus5928]

The following represents the meaning of the colors of the Polish flag: White: Honor and God Red: Sacrifice and Sovereignty Blue: Reliable and Loyal Allies

[@damiankos6769]

There is no blue in Polish flag...

[@PridFr]

@@damiankos6769 That's the joke

[@dusteh3178]

@@damiankos6769 wooosh

[@damiankos6769]

I tried to troll you, one comment below is the same situation :p wyszło sucho

[@Cyberfender1]

The Polish Cavalry saves Erope 300 years prior by beating the Truks back.

[@rafalIL29]

Thank you for covering Poland’s history. I really appreciate your work especially research and production.

[@akcjaxd7863]

14:20 France was scared as sh*t. If at that moment UK and France would show that they had balls and decided to attack Germany from the west - where Germany was unprepared. History would have been completely different.

[@gorillaglue1411]

Akcja XD France are the cowards everyone knows that

[@fil_is_chillgames8981]

Fax

[@inary682]

@@gorillaglue1411 *Napoleon*

[@gorillaglue1411]

nobody name we fought napoleon too the British have never lost a war

[@inary682]

@@gorillaglue1411 well Napoleon came pretty close to conquering Europe

[@filiprompca1892]

This is a big reason why I'm proud to say that I'm polish our grandfather's didn't give up Poland even when they realised that they couldn't win they fought til the end. That's what I call love for their own country and I couldn't even be more proud about this country

[@tacobellappreciater]

This war disgusts me. Their allies really just left them to collapse. WWII could have been completely avoided if the allies had used the opportunity to attack Germany in 1939

[@lif3andthings763]

Jason Voorheese nah

[@tacobellappreciater]

Jason Voorheese hopefully China will become free soon

[@RomanHistoryFan476AD]

Sorry but what could Britain actually do to stop a land invasion of Poland, they had no large army to interfere with. the french had the large army and where mean't to attack the Germans, but did not since well the German had the border heavily fortified and there was also a river to contend with.

[@MrGadu95]

So true...

[@MrGadu95]

中国 I wish that for your country!

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

Respect to our polish brethren and fellow resistance fighters 🇬🇷❤️🇵🇱

[@Muexxxor]

They were the primary aggresor to force germany to attack them. Better research the real reasons instead of believe One of the biggest historical lies!!!!

[@Woocash-lf1fm]

@@Muexxxor Bro, stop writin neonazi propaganda xD I know you German, just accept that Germany did terrible things in the past

[@Muexxxor]

@@Woocash-lf1fm So u must be polish!!! Why i have to? Its ok for me if u accept the Story. But between u and me its a huge gap. U are naiv and im critical. So stop forcing others to believe that bullshit what u are believing. U act like that u would Know the beginning of WW2. Go ahead Mister, the stage is your!!

[@yournemesis8625]

@@MuexxxorXDDDDDD

[@Muexxxor]

@@yournemesis8625 xD

[@superpacocaalado7215]

It's always difficult for me to watch videos about Poland during WW2, they fought so hard for their freedom and the result was decades of sovit imperialism.

[@dakkossman2063]

The soviets return the territory that belonged to them

[@aaa-vx8ke]

Dak Zevon they never did?

[@dakkossman2063]

@@aaa-vx8ke soviets said that they are going to save their brothers ukrain and Belarus and told the ambassodor of poland that. Even in 1945 USSR pushed out germans from poland

[@dakkossman2063]

@@aaa-vx8ke it was a part of russia for ~ 1000 years

[@aaa-vx8ke]

Dak Zevon OHHHH sorry, misunderstood your comment. I thought you meant that Russia gave it back to Poland, sorry for the confusion

[@tigertankerer]

Poland, outnumbered by Germany: - We shall fight to the end, we shall never surrender!!! France, outnumbering Germany: - We surrender!!!

[@jakubw.2779]

Well, tbh Germany pretty much overwhelmed French defences due to poor planing and strategy

[@bobherkey260]

😂😂😂 SO TRUE! 😂😂😂

[@RoyalFusilier]

Nah, the French weren't cowards, as their own heroic defense efforts in the face of fascist aggression would show. Their leadership just fucked up... and clearly also didn't care one bit about Poland. Not even enough to even try and save them, before or after the war.

[@PiotrPilinko]

But at the end: France won (with minimal casualties) and Poland lost (with over 20% human loss and country destroyed and occupied for the next 50 years)...

[@4s4h]

French battle flag: white cross on white field.

[@davrosdarlek7058]

Well I figure this is the best time to share my Polish family's story. Firstly my mum's family. Half of them were forced to flee (1 man 1 woman and 10 children). They chose Brazil, over a several week long, disastrous journey that claimed a child to disease they landed in east Brazil. However the death of several more children to disease kept them moving. They eventually settled in Southern Brazil, Parana, in a town called Curitiba. Over a period of several years with no money and little income the man had to cut through 2 metres in circumference of wild jungle a year at constant threaght of being bitten and poisoned by animals. Some others chose France but we lost contact with them. The ones that stayed survivded but 1 who was blown up in the initial bombing of Warsaw. Next my dad's family. My grandad and his brother who were of Jewish race were part of the armed forces when war broke out and after a while my grandad was captured by the Soviets and deported to Siberia where he would join his 'brothers' in Katyn or be worked to death. Fortunetly for him and his fellow battalion (led by the brother of general Anders) the Germans attacked the USSR. This made the Soviets an ally for which they would have to release all Polish POWs. However this was for the time where their luck ran out as they were realeased with no transportation. This forced them into a hundreds of miles long march through the cold and terrible Siberia to the hot and unwelcoming Central Asia. Eventually they reached Persia/Iran where they were repatronated and welcomed to join the British North Africa Campaign (this is why Poalnd and Iran have warm historical realtions and why I hate the idea of WW3 ironically splitting them up). He would would fight in engruling and sweat drenching conditions that involved things like spending all day in an over-heating tank and re-using water for shaving and drinking (tea, he was quite fond of the UK by this point). Following the Allied victory they moved on to the Italian campaign where he would be part of Polish foreign legion at the great battle of Monte Casino. Meanwhile his brother was in Warsaw where he was part of the failed and useless Warsaw uprising that cost many children their lives with no Soviet intervention. My grandma meanwhile was a fluent German and Russian speaker and was born in the Tatry mountains in a village called Zakopane in the South of Poland. Whilst her resistance could only be small she still attempted it. Once she had a German who tried exploiting her for food arrested by the officer in charge by pretending to be a native German (her appearence made her appear 'pure' arryan white) by speaking fluent German to him and making a complaint. She did this many times to the Germans however she would attempt to help them when the russians came as she though that the Germans would always be better than them. Now I'm happpy to say that we have recently re-connected with our Brazilian family who have now moved around South America and inter-married with locals meaning I have a Native American family. Curitiba is now a thriving city with a street named after its founder which many of my relatives still live on. My grandad who stayed in Poland became an Olympic (Warsaw block/pact Olymics) long-jumper and still lives. However my dad's pre-war family have all died with my grandma being the last to survive (september last year). She met with my grandad when they both moved to the UK for their hate for the USSR 'occupation' and out of his fondness for it that developed in the war. His brother moved to North America and has a succesfull, rich family there. It is weird to think I owe my existance to Hitler for attacking the USSR and freeing my grandad. For their services my grandma and my mums family got nothing however my grandad and his brother both received the rarest Polsih reward for bravery called the 'Virtuti Military'- for military valour/bravery.

[@agalie7139]

Amazing story, thank you for sharing. I am romanian and my grandparents hosted several polish familly in exil in the winter of 39. Sad stories, husbands and brothers missing, babies dying of deseases, stories of mass executions.The country was poor but everyone wanted to help the polish people, our centuries long neighbours. Hitler and Stalin demanded that Romania should give up all the refugees. The prime minister payed with his life for the refusal. In 40 was our turn to taste the USSR kindness. My mother father was also in Siberia and survived only because he spoked some russian.Half of my father side familly dissaperead in Bassarabia, only to find in the 60' that some of them survived in Kazahstan.The romanians are portreyed as Germany allies but in fact we were forced to go with them.German troops were everywhere and treating the population like an occupiend country. Today our countries are still keeping the scars of this period , our brothers still live separated by borders . God bless your family.

[@davrosdarlek7058]

@@agalie7139 thanks for their help I always though it was just the Hungarian who helped. I can slightly understand what being occupied like that is like and It is great we can enjoy freedom now. I hope you and your relatives can have a good relationship again that was so unfairly deprived from you.

[@josephcro2138]

"How hitler saved my life" would be an interesting title to the book you could write about ur family's history

[@MtnTow]

You should expand and publish that. Great story!

[@papaversomniferum2365]

Im a Pole, my grandfather was going to fight Germans with Anders army. My grandgrandmother died in North Rodesia. My grandpa fought well and came back to Poland after war. And i have a family in Argentina - they were my grandfathers family and they emigrated there in 1920'. Unfortunatly I lost contact with my Polish-Argentinian family more tthan 2 decades ago...

[@ptahmykerinos8628]

The conflict over Zaolzie as I have concluded is entered by the English history books as Polish aggression in 1938. However, hardly anyone remembers that 20 years earlier, the government in Prague decided to start a war with Poland over this area. In the face of the fall of Austria-Hungary in 1918, local councils decided to divide Cieczyński Silesia. Poland accounted for 77% of this area, inhabited mainly by the Polish-speaking population. However, in 1919, when the military was occupied by the conflict in Eastern Galicia, Czechoslovakia ... ... entered the area unexpectedly, wanting to occupy it. The advantage was overwhelming. 1,500 Polish soldiers faced artillery, a panzer train and 16,000 well-armed infantrymen. The intervention of the Western powers stopped the fighting, but their ambassadors decided about Zaolzie's fate. The region fell to the Czech Republic almost entirely, even though the majority of communes voted for Poland. This conflict became a bone of contention for almost 20 years and in 1938 pushed the Polish government to take away armed forces from neighbors weakened by Hitler. To sum up: the conflict was not caused by Poles and I will only add that by analyzing the facts you will quickly find that Great Britain has betrayed Poland.

[@vvvppp6021]

Gotta love that CoD: World at War opening song!

[@MelancholyCrypto]

Big feels

[@cubking0]

Oh the good days of call of duty

[@josephstalin839]

Good opening song at the beginning. Really got the feels in me.

[@neilorourke71]

I absolutely love the authentic language used in the re-enactments

[@starcatcherksp1517]

Remember some Polish troops had been sent to side with the French to fought the rebels in Haiti. After learning about the slavery happening to the natives the Polish troops turn back and attack the French instead.

[@AlexAndra-kf5sd]

As a Pole, even though I never heard about the story until now, I just giggled, for this is just so so us! For your freedom and ours has been the Polish military's motto for centuries now

[@arturkirtal4349]

​@@AlexAndra-kf5sdTak było.Dużo Polaków wtedy zostało i broniło Haitańczyków, założyło rodziny

[@SH-rp1ft]

That is why we never consider Russia as our savior in WW2.

[@shieldwolfminiatures8645]

Some idiots do though...

[@annyeongggg]

U right soviet is bad that time in ww2 but dont forget USSR defeat 80% of all german army,

[@weqewqadsdasd]

The Soviets didn’t Liberate Eastern Europe. They conquered it.

[@shieldwolfminiatures8645]

@@weqewqadsdasd true that; we all know how much they flourished, lol!

[@shieldwolfminiatures8645]

@@annyeongggg that's still pretty debatable, the Nazi's had to deal with the Allies on the Atlantic and major work was done on the Northern African plateu. Not to mention subduing the Italians who had surrendered etc.... the debate has been done for long, it's only theory at this point. For all of us :-)

[@alexb9969]

After the destruction of Poland, Romania actually welcomed the fleeing migrants and we even offered refuge to the Polish government in exile. This angered Hitler as far as I remember Great scarifices have the Polish made during this maniacal fight for eternal domination and I consider that their bravery must always be remembered

[@bonkerek119]

Hungary opened borders too

[@robertm.8653]

Let us all remember, that even in its darkest hour: " Poland is not yet lost!!! "

[@laustudie]

Poland strong

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@laustudie not in 1939

[@Tomke-ox2sf]

Booster_Stranger we werent lost watch unconquered u will know

[@ambulans52]

​@@cxarhomell5867 was ,but not like german army . and Blitzkrieg was a surprising to them

[@cxarhomell5867]

@@Tomke-ox2sf I'm pretty sure you lost in 1939

[@QuidVictoriamBIS]

I would speak as a French : Of course it's easy to say, I was not here but, considering all elements that we have about the period, I want to apologize. Why? I'm ashamed that our generals abandoned you, my Polish friends. This was a betrayed that can't really be explained, yes we remembered ww1, but even at the moment, it was sure that Germany couldn't have face Poland and France, even if the British were out. We missed a huge occasion to end this war by saving you, and saving all the following victims of Hitler and Stalin reign (yes, even the soviet power could have been stopped without Poland falling). Sorry my Polish friends, what a strong alliance this could have become... If I had to go back in time, I would certainly bring our soldiers on german sol and save you. Vive la Pologne, vive la France ! 🇵🇱🇫🇷

[@fairshareofdrownedsouls]

Way too many people blaming Great Britain and/or Chamberlain for the invasion of Poland. You are wrong: - In 1931 Japanese soldiers marched into China, treating *all* civilians like enemy combatants. Mass slaughter ensued. Very little to no response from the League of Nations. - In 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia/Abyssinia, testing their gas bombs on civilians. Very little to no response from the League of Nations. - Hitler - who is watching this - is emboldened to go on with his plans for all out war in 1939. - It wasn't only soldiers who suffered from shell-shock. So sheltered are we from war that we forget that, *understandably,* the member countries of the League of Nations were *terrified* of the possibility of another war. It had only been just over a decade since the most deadly war in human history. Military intervention by large powers would have been a last resort, obviously. - It is more complicated than just pointing the finger at Britain and France and claiming they had the opportunity to threaten force. Poland, after all, stood side-by-side Nazi Germany to invade a portion of Czechoslovakia. It backfired horribly when The Nazis betrayed them. Poland has suffered and I'm not saying they deserved what came to them. But if you think this was all the fault of British leadership, you have spent way too much time talking to bitter people who are too angry to care about all the facts.

[@cyberneticbutterfly8506]

@@fairshareofdrownedsouls Truth be told people speak too generally about the names of nations. Germany did this, the UK did that etc. It's always spesific people who do stuff rather than a nation as a whole. For instance spesific leaders in france failed them rather than France failed them. Since generalizations are easier to speak about people like to use them but they are so untrue in this case that all the reasoning about the issue falls apart the moment you start realizing that parts of a nation does the opposite of other parts of a nation.

[@fairshareofdrownedsouls]

@@cyberneticbutterfly8506 Indeed.

[@melonboi927]

@@freneticness2136 spoken like someone who doesn't know history. France would have absolutely destroyed the Nazis if they continue the attack once they invaded Poland, they had the numbers. Then you add on to this Britain world war II would have been over

[@WszystkoZajeteOMG409]

Im glad there are people that understand the situation we were in. You have my honors. But...Everyone should be learnt that France and UK betrayed Poland and it should never be forgotten.