Military History Visualized

Invasion of Poland 1939 - Fall Weiß - Case White (2016x69)

Date de diffusion: Août 29, 2016

The German Invasion of Poland in 1939 started the Second World War in Europe. The German name of operation was “Fall Weiß” meaning “Case White”. In this video I will take a look at the major German troop movements, the Soviet Invasion of Poland, the losses and a final assessment. » HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED « (A) You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv (B) You can also buy "Spoils of War" (merchandise) in the online shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop » SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS « facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ twitter: https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized tumblr: http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ » SOURCES & LINKS « Maier, Klaus; Rohde, Horst; Stegemann, Bernd; Umbreit, Hans: Die Errichtung der Hegemonie auf dem europäischen Kontient. Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg (DR2WK), Band 2. Müller, Rolf-Dieter: Hitlers Wehrmacht, 1935-1945 Zaloga, Steven J. : Poland 1939 – The Birth of Blitzkrieg Wettstein, Adrian: Wehrmacht im Stadtkampf http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939PIPA.pdf http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939PXPH.PDF http://niehorster.org/029_poland/1939/_army.htm http://www.westpoint.edu/history/SitePages/WWII%20European%20Theater.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Poland#cite_note-10 » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone The Counter-Design is heavily inspired by Black ICE Mod for the game Hearts of Iron 3 by Paradox Interactive https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/blackice.467/