Invasion of Poland in 1939 by German Army, 1943

This video is about German Invasion of Poland. It explained some of the plaining and operation of the invasion. Apparently, the footage come persuasively from German sources because I see no Polish Military footage. This video is in the Public Domain. The Master Copy can be found at the National Archives and Records Administration, Room 4000, 8601 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD 20740-6001. The Archival Retrieval Catalog (ARC) number is: 24457

[@sihanling]

We have to remember that Poland was not just invaded by NAZI Germany alone, but also by the Soviet Union and Slovakia. Poland was to be divided up between the USSR, Germany and Slovakia. No nation in Europe at that time could withstand that much military pressure. Also Poland was kept from properly mobilizing its troops by France, as France believed there was still a chance to negotiate peacefully with Hitler and avoid a European war.

[@krzyhuw27]

Yesterday, died the last defender of Westerplatte (1.09.1939-15.11.1939). His name is Ignacy Skowron.

[@adamsalieri7048]

Byłem na pogrzebie Majora Ignacego Skowrona - ostatniego obrońcy Westerplatte. Jeśli masz konto na Facebooku sprawdź mój profil- nazwa taka jak tu na YT. Pozdrawiam serdecznie z Kielc!

[@CountGrishnaak]

""We have to remember that Poland in 1938""...We have to remember that in 1920 Benes politically swindled the Poles at the negotiations in Spa BE., to which Polish premier Wincenty Witos said: "The Polish nation has received a blow which will affect future relations with the Czechs".

[@frankcorner8716]

You forgot to mention how the Poles screwed the Czechs by taking part of their country when the Germans took over? In the end they both came to our aid.

[@simaodocaminhao]

@@frankcorner8716 Poles took back what had been stolen from them by Czech in 1920 when Poles were had been busy fighting Bolsheviks. Yeah in 1938 the timing of reclaiming those stolen land was bad, but remember Czechs stabbed Poles at the back by taking this piece of land 19 years earlier, they had also had infamously massacred Polish POWS (Stonawa, Jan 1919). They stabbed to death with bayonets wounded POWs of Polish defence garrizon, chased the rest of POWS which realized they are about to be executed on the spot and barbarically slaughtered them in various sickening ways, even set one body on fire. Czechs were also indiscriminately killing civillians, in each of above cases they took victims personal belongings, boots, everything they could find on them. Didn't let the POWS bodies to be buried by local people for several days under death penalty for doing so. Also, Czech infamously were stopping trains with weapons and ammo directed for Poland in order to jeopardize Polish war effort against Bolsheviks...

[@geckowithcamo]

I can't believe I had never heard of that battle! Thanks for sharing. I've always felt the radio man from Westerplatte is a legend. RIP Kazimierz Rasiński.

[@filipkopec525]

The Soviets attacked the poles from the east on 17th of September

[@011258stooie]

Thanks for the share Jesse . Nice one brother :)

[@DivViking]

Yes Stalin's Troups marching from the east side.

[@FabianK95]

I think you can't call them "allies". They just signed that they won't attack eachother (Hitler feared that Britain and the US will attack if he attacks Poland, therefore he didn't want Russia as his enemy as well). They wanted to restore the territory like it was before WW1 (Germany got the west part of Poland, Russia the east part). BTW: The soviet union even kept that territory after the war was over (they said they lost so many men, therefore keeping the territory at least).

[@evilsirjasper1346]

It is fascinating footage, and enjoyable for that. The dramatic and carefully chosen background music plus the tone of the commentary are little more than a distraction entirely consistent with the way the enemy - of either side - was portrayed by the other in that conflict. It is not the point of watching this now to be concerned about the style the film maker used then ; it was exactly the point of the film then. Anyone who feels the need to rant about now it in a larger historical context (other than simply what it displays in the footage) is really more interested in their own emotional response to the broader political issues touched on than in the footage itself, much of which is remarkable.

[@wojciechkucz7376]

Mam nadzieję że pamiętają Wizne i bitwę pod Bzura

[@mp3hipnozy]

Nothing was stolen. In XVIII there was partition of Poland and part of Poland`s lands was taken by Prussia. Poland came back on maps after 123 years and got back this lands according to new international deals after WWI. Many countries gave back their independce after WWI.

[@LoneGhost93]

cavalry amred with anti-tanks cannons. We stopped Soviets in 1920, and in 1939 our allies have failed us. We fought longer then france, and we stopped nazi strike in battle of England.

[@nemrody7828]

Anti tank rifles you mean, like the wzor 35

[@createdeccentricities6620]

The destroyed halftrack at the 4:39 mark appears to be a German Sd. Kfz. 9, not a Polish vehicle.

[@CountGrishnaak]

...After 1922 the Polish & Russian prisoners were also exchanged among two sides. Ekaterina Peshkova(Maxim Gorky's wife) the chairwoman of organization Assistance to Political Prisoners was awarded by an order of Polish Red Cross for her participation in the exchange of POWs after the Polish-Soviet War.After this war, Germans & Soviets again planned for partitions of Poland with Treaty of Rapallo(1922). Approx.21,000 Polish POWs died in Soviet & Lithuanian camps

[@CountGrishnaak]

I suppose you can include the "Diary of Hans Frank" in that list. Also "Hans Frank" by Housden Martyn---"German 5th Column in Poland", (compendium)Hutchinson Publishing--"German Fifth Column in the Second World War" by Louis De Jong.

[@dobieslav]

dziękuję za dodanie filmu!!

[@MegaEthnikos]

stupid American narrative ruins the whole film...sad...

[@snarky.conservative9182]

+MegaEthnikos You are a fucken Malaka!

[@davidcollegerosemont]

+MR. Gentleman Sir They say nothing about the Haitian soldiers who lost their life during the invasion.

[@xisotopex]

+MegaEthnikos funny how the narrator didnt mention anything about the soviet invasion of poland from the east...

[@zbyszekpodchmielony2642]

@Jack Wehrung Hmm ... Have you already thought about visiting a doctor? but good !!

[@zbyszekpodchmielony2642]

@Jack Wehrung get yourself an enema you have saved a psychiatrist ... this is the last diagnosis

[@mp3hipnozy]

Poland came back on maps of Europe after WWI when Germany lost war. In wasn`t Germany`s bussines at all to have Poland back on maps and lost occupied land. The biggest support was from USA president Wodrow Wilson.

[@MrPHAELAN]

you seem to know a lot about german Blitzkrieg-tactics! Have you read Guderians book on that topic?

[@Wombah-rc6zz]

Note how though there's motorized & mechanized units there's STILL many horse draw units of the Wehrmacht as well! Not the completely modern fighting machine that the Nazis promoted it as!

[@XenuriWeb]

+Wombah 0070 Then you need to watch more videos...

[@Wombah-rc6zz]

No, you do! Their tactics WERE better but there were horse drawn units & these came in handy in the snows of Russia where they used horse teams to move stuck motorized units!

[@davidcollegerosemont]

+XenuriWeb in Creole?

[@TheChapin241281]

Germans dude Germans...

[@oldvet7547]

The majority of the German Amy moved on horseback.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative excellent photography job making it easier for viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Class A research project!!! Orator presented the documentary very well. I fail to understand how the German armies. Claimed such glorious victory over the WW-1 out dated equipped polish forces. With the assistance of Stalin's forces. Days after the German invasion. Special thanks to the Polish military forces. Who fought/perished/survived/fighting both invading army forces. For Germany's mechanized infantry. I was amused viewing 1000's of transportation horses.

[@Gesundheit888]

Great video if you turn the sound to mute.

[@davidcollegerosemont]

you can translate it into Creole.

[@MrPsoo]

You mean the land which germany stolen from Poland by partitions? we took back what's ours.

[@kevinkennedyquandt4440]

Great footage

[@DD-ze6by]

In the 18:07 minute of the film, 3 anti-tank rifles. One of them recently found by US troops in Afghanistan. Our carbines were so good. It is a pity that there were so few of them in 1939. W 18:07 minucie filmu 3 karabiny przeciw pancerne. Jeden z nich ostatnio odnaleziony przez wojska USA w Afganistanie. Takie były dobre nasze karabinki. Szkoda że było ich tak mało w 1939.

[@sandwichtube]

When the Nazis invaded our town in Poland they arrested 71 Catholics from our church. Accused them of being Jewish and shot them in the forest.

[@spinnernetfan1]

just imagiane being a pole in september of 1939 or being a german citizen in march/april 1945 idk, what one had it worse?

[@CountGrishnaak]

Greetings friend, the Swedish music group "Sabaton" even recorded a tribute to this battle called "40 to 1" you can view it here on YT, be well!

[@TheFartingPope]

Great film Thanks

[@anthonybatulis6516]

The people of Poland were very brave. The people of Denmark were not very brave but they were alive.

[@ahmadmorsy1561]

Not about people tho.

[@CountGrishnaak]

"""Please, tell me how Poland was a peaceful and tolerant country"""Please tell me how/if it was otherwise?

[@bupe007]

Poland later on fell to the UdSSR. Stalin and Hitler played chess.

[@martynrobin121]

Yes, I have seen Hitlers speech on why he declared war on the US. The US was involved in Trade and later Loans everybody knew this, The war was good for the American economy and its interests. The Soviet Union also was involved in Trade 1939-1941 and helping to supply Hitler against Britain!

[@mp3hipnozy]

I didn`t say that USA was part of central powers. I said that USA wanted Poland back on maps of Europe.

[@Scorch1zl33t]

Even most slavonic people in these provinces felt connected to Germany and not Poland. Want evidence? Just take a look at the votes of 1921 in provinces in East and West Prussia as well as Upper Silesia. Results were quite the same in each of them: 60 until up to 95% (!!) voted for Germany.

[@martynrobin121]

Germany invaded Poland first, Britain & France declared war on Germany when Hitler refused to withdraw. Two weeks later the Soviet Union invaded Poland. Yes, Britain & France had every reason to declare war on the Soviet Union. However the Allies were already at war with Germany, Only a fool would unite his two biggest enemies. Also, Britain & France were not ready for any kind of war due to their cowardly leaders. Hitler and Stalin were already helping each other, Nazi-Soviet Pact,etc

[@TheMrluke555]

Warum schreibst du das unter ein video in dem es um eine deutsche invasion geht???

[@kamilborowy7039]

Gdzie polskie napisy?

[@meelusine]

Sean Ross is right we clearly see the swiss cross on german tanks ...

[@MrPsoo]

ahahah tell me some details about this alleged Polish invasion on Germany plz do amuse me. I want all details.

[@deeppurple883]

I could never understand why thousands of soldiers that have been taken prisoner wouldn't overpower the few guards that we're marching them along then rejoin the fight get back to your lines, EXSCAPE ✌🏻☘️

[@I0I0II00II00I0I0II0I]

Quite true. After WWII, Poland was shifted westward by giving her the German territories of Pomerania and Silesia.

[@mp3hipnozy]

Of course they did in own business. England especially.

[@CountGrishnaak]

Thank you, I am also aware of Pilsudski's foresight concerning mounting German aggression & French "laissez faire"("let it be") attitude at that time, but I was addressing "janphilipp100"s Plan West question. Thank you for expanding on the subject by referring to "Rappallo" by which the Germans circumvented international treaties & developed a particularly deadly nerve gas, the same which was sold many decades later to Saddam Hussein for use against the Kurd people

[@gowiththeflowish]

germany at that time didnt have the resources and production capabilities to produce vehicles for all its divisions, most often they relied on captured trucks in order to proceed into new campaigns (russia).

[@CountGrishnaak]

Congratulations to authoress H. Kochanski for the successful release of: "Eagle Unbowed; Poland & the Poles in the Second World War"....

[@needaman66]

you mean in much the same way that America tells everyone that the American Marine is the best trained soldier in the world

[@colano1138]

9:03 Nazi soldier firing polish Browning wz.28, they like them like our VIS pistols :)

[@itsSkippy641]

you can never label a entire country or race, their were people in germany trying to stop Hitler's madness

[@krzyhuw27]

I 'm sorry for my mistakes, but I don't speak Engleash very well.

[@Tolianchig]

Примитивная пропаганда. Ничего про агрессию СССР против Польши 17 сент 1939.

[@xzpezer]

But did you go on his site and see what he said.

[@Goldberg1234]

Yes, I know. About 3 or 5 people.....

[@kratosgodofwar5868]

what is a cyties?

[@spinnernetfan1]

yea it was not found out until after the war that hitler and stalin had drawn out the divide of poland at this time it was thouhgt that russia was just moving in to protect there interest in case germany went for russia and as it turned out to be russia moving in to poland may of saved them in 1940 when germany turned on them.

[@spinnernetfan1]

because it is true it was relelased after world war 2 this was found in there documents like every gov. keeps it was also stated by many germans at nuremberg just look up moltov-ribbentrop pact it was a non agression pact between russia and germany but it also had seceret info that decided on what country would be nazi influenced and what one would be soviet influenced.

[@POLMAZURKA]

why 1943 in the title?

[@mattyvonlong-schlong4433]

Why did they make Poland out of German west Prussia and not where it’s natural borders are (east Poland, west Belarus and north west Ukraine?

[@samkohen4589]

It was to punish Germany for their brutal occupation

[@mattyvonlong-schlong4433]

@@samkohen4589 Was it really that brutal tho? Compared to the USSR or Imperial Japan. Keep in mind this was during the Great Depression. How was America & Britain and the rest of Europe doing? Homeless in the streets, starvation and famine where running rampant while Germany was having military festivals with the famous wall of lights listening to Prussian Glory.

[@samkohen4589]

@@mattyvonlong-schlong4433 So the German occupation of Poland was a real fun time!

[@mattyvonlong-schlong4433]

@@samkohen4589 Yep, just as fun as in Germany, Austria, Czech. Then later Denmark, Norway and France. Even the Ukraine’s blessed the arrival of the Nazi’s after the USSR started the Holodomor on them. 10mill dead if you dunno what that is

[@michakrynicki7299]

@@mattyvonlong-schlong4433 not IT wasent random execution were common or for smalest of trubles there was barley any food pepole got kidnaped to work in germany as slave labor and 6 milion poles got killed in concetretion camps IT was absuletly horriific

[@seanyboyo1969]

very true , no one talks of polish atrocities in bromberg or the other german terratories given to the newly formed state of poland in 1919, people tend to forget that danzig gotenhafen (gadynia!) bromberg and other parts of prussia silesia and pommerania where german a mere 20 years before sept 1939 & still mostly populated by germans in 1939! then in 1945 we western allies & with our not so pleasant communist buddies presided over the war crime of ethnic cleansing of germany's eastern lands

[@simaodocaminhao]

Because there were none, they were made up by German propaganda and it's plain to see you've fallen victim of it.

[@CountGrishnaak]

SO?-- This deserves a few more words.In the late '30s Polish armed forces prepared "Plan West", a plan of mobilization of Polish military IN CASE of war with Germany. Meanwhile the Polish plans were justified in any case,since hitler authorized "Operation White"(invasion of Poland) in early 1939 & then in late August of that year proceeded to realize his plans with the USSR from the east, & a token force of Slovaks from the south.

[@mastrammeena328]

3:13 - BlitzKrieg

[@krukpolny8505]

Sabaton - Uprising PL. You Tube.

[@marcusw7751]

Ha ha That arrogant and hysterical speaker should be replaced by a sane and stable person. Some of us can today look at this war objectively and so will most do in 100 years from now

[@ogorki1]

@Beobachter1927 Yeah - they can't even take a post office without having to spray petrol all over it. LOL

[@Atrollin2]

The Russian winter didn't capture Berlin, did it? Russia was fighting in the arctic weather conditions too, you know? They were just more determined and adaptable fighters than the Germans.

[@kevinkennedyquandt4440]

Ray Comfort Germany just lost because the USA and France and British helped Russian but if it was just Nazi Germany vs Russian Nazi Germany wins

[@Scorch1zl33t]

There is none :) I think Hitler said he's inspired by Frederick the Great because many Germans back then felt affiliated to FtG, so that brought Hitler lots of sympathy in Germany. For example, he visited FtG's crypt and honoured him and made sure that the press about it. But there is no connection between Hitlers invasion of Poland (main reasons: Treaty of Versailles and killing of Germans in Poland) and FtG's invasion of Silesia (which was property of Austria and Prussian legacy of some sort).

[@CountGrishnaak]

"Gestapo-NKVD Conferences 1939-41"--These conferences in particular attract my attention. One of resulting programs was "A-B Aktion" by nazis. My personal opinion is that "Katyn" killings were initially planned here also,since it was reported that a man who was an expert at killing "at the back of the skull" was present. Furthermore, nazis just "happened to find" the corpses later which Goebbels automatically exploited hoping to "drive a wedge" between the Allies using this "Stalinist" atrocity

[@tph420]

Poland was most Righteous among the Nations check on wiki

[@yosemite735]

What's up with the narrator? Nothing but his opinion. He would have run like hell if he had to come across the German army. What a dweeb.

[@OriginalCarbonFilter]

When Poland was blitzkrieged, they still had a cavalry due to the young and inexperienced nature of the country.

[@MrPancake777]

they either declare war on Stalin or Hitler, they couldn't declare war on both. i believe they choose Germany cos of what you might call 'Hate them" (especially the French) after-all the the memories of WW1 was still fresh.

[@jupiter919]

German's could not produce enough vehicles for towing equipment and troop transports as everything was geared toward assault vehicles.

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

Wieso musste es damals so weit kommen? :(

[@user-us2eu3hs8b]

Better Than Hollywood Movies!!👫👭😵😱

[@BrasidasMaximus]

I think that comparing Nazis to the Americans is a going too far.

[@xzpezer]

Have you seen the Hitler speech when he declares war on USA Hitler and his supporters today claimed Hitler tried to avoid a war with USA.But he had to go to war with USA because USA was giving the Allies guns boats planes and trend lease.But i wonder why in his speech did not bring up the fact Japan had attacked peal harbor.

[@JohnSmith-ym8jr]

Phanzig?

[@Cyrano1987]

Warsaw was one of the most beautifully cyties in Europe!!

[@leonowak6209]

Yes and later total destuction by Nazi troopers special saper units. (sturmpioniere)

[@PR_nick]

Szkoda tylko, że tę broń oddawali, zamiast zakopywać . Przecież w takiej Warszawie można było ukryć tysiące szt broni.

[@szyminszeng6610]

Wiele jednostek zakopalo też broń . Sporo się przydało podczas Akcji Burza

[@madmax3203]

nice to know u play follow the leader.Yeah will this made up for all the previous invassions by poles!

[@FluffyThumper4k]

Pretty much.

[@BabylonRenaissance]

i muted the bullshit and enjoyed the footage

[@FabianK95]

Has war ever been honourable?

[@07Hokieman]

the russian winter defeated the germans

[@Rainaman-]

Polish defence - sunk a ship... I think they did much more than that :D

[@mp3hipnozy]

yes which were central countries but Germany didn`t want Polan back on maps. USA wanted but in their business.

[@GomuSantoryuGirl]

Well, you have to remember that this is a propaganda film made in a time of war/ right after the war. They're not lies; just one sided-truths conveyed by the winners. Had the war gone the other way you would still see this kind of film, but instead against the Allies (if they had been the losers)

[@yosemite735]

Unheard of military might? Is that supposed to be a bad thing? Yes, you allie, one on one they would have kicked your arse.

[@CountGrishnaak]

And what did the criminal "Partitioners" do to Poles? What did Bismarck preach concerning HIS solution to the "Polish problem"? What did von Seeckt & his cooperation with Bolsheviks try to do to Poles even right after they lost WWI? By the way, there is no such human species called "pollocks"; this is a species of fish. If you mean to call a native of Poland "pollock" then this is the equivalent of calling a german a "Kraut".

[@fallout444]

ever heard about folksturm? Isnt that suicidal enough? and BTW dying in battle in full mounted advance is a noble way to day, not sitting in a steel vehicle by pressing buttons, when it came (in1939) to meele battles, the germans were fucked. Always.

[@UTubeIsTrackingYou]

Peace

[@tenoregermania]

Modern German Army indeed. What's with all the horses?

[@Sebastianek1990]

soviets didn't stated that they are in war with us, so it was legit decision, what he should do was go and die in a trnch from russian had, literalyy. That will be obvious reason for france/ england to start at least " oficiall" war with soviets, important for later years of this war and for polish nation. Sorry but our air force was preety much wiped out so couter offensive have no air support, yeah mobilization was major mistake of command.

[@barocco78]

Right, they call them female officers.

[@jonaskuiper5859]

Hehehe yank Roosevelt provoked war between Germany and Poland.

[@TheChapin241281]

You mean jew bankers .. Rotchild family who supply money to Hitler...? Roosevels and "other" weastern "friends" turned back at Poland also went def if they were told about german death camps...

[@jonaskuiper5859]

The Jews declared war at Germany in 1933 and told we bring a war to Germany ,they paid Roosevelt and Churchill for bringing a war to Germany. See also kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnK5YpKYpNFleK8

[@user-vh3fr3lb8w]

​@@jonaskuiper5859you believe in creepy fiction chief. The united nation turned against tyranny nazi Germany.

[@madmax3203]

poland was no match

[@xzpezer]

I do agree with you that the Allies had every right to go to war with Russia but if that happened that might have had Russia and Germany teaming up and being allies and they then would have been impossible to beat.

[@FabianK95]

1. You should really go and learn some English 2. How can you know someone is gay from YT comments? You must be some kind of clairvoyant! 3. Have a nice bantime.

[@leonowak6209]

Polish army have no chance with great German Army . We have much worse equipment and resuorces. 17 september was diesaster after Red army attacked us from the east. We today dont know our military casultes on the east. probably 30 000 killed wounded and missing. 430 000 soldiers go to Russian captivity. With wehrmacht we lost 70 000 killed 133 000 wounded and 3000 Pows killed . Lost 250 tanks ,650 tks , 5300 artilery guns , all 500 planes .

[@drewsmatz4993]

wow wheres the fight? germans had a cake walk .I guess real battle in soviet union