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	Zjednoczenie Polskie w Wielkiej Brytani. Federation of Poles in Great Britain
		On 17 September 1939 with the Polish armies fully engaged against the German onslaught, the USSR invaded from the East.
		The Corps' combat route took it to the fourth battle of Monte Cassino (11-18 May 1944) which ended in the capture on the monastery hill by the 2nd Corps, thus securing the opening of the road to Rome for the Allied forces.
		In June the battle of Ancona led to the capture of this important port by the Polish Corps.
	www.zpwb.org.uk /eg/poles-in-uk-contribution.php (3610 words)

	1939
		On 15 June 1939 the Germans finalized their plans to attack Poland under the name "Plan White," which called for the destruction of the Polish army before it could fully mobilize.
		The first bombing of the war occurred at 4:26 am on 1 September 1939 when three Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers swooped down on a group of blockhouses in Tczew (Dirschau).
		The last organized fighting ceased on 6 October in Kock, near Warsaw, ending the opening act of what would be 5½ more years of brutal war.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/ww2europe/1939.html (2591 words)

	Reference Encyclopedia - 1939
		Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.
		December 13 - WWII - Battle of the River Plate: German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee trapped by cruisers HMS Ajax, HMNZS Achilles, and HMS Exeter after a running battle off the coast of Uruguay.
		According to "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror" theme park attraction and the derivative 1997 television movie Tower of Terror, it was on October 31, 1939 that five unfortunate souls aboard an elevator at the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel were cast into the Twilight Zone when the tower was struck by lightning.
	www.referenceencyclopedia.com /?title=1939 (2624 words)

	1939 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		December 13 - WWII - Battle of the River Plate: German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee trapped by cruisers HMS Ajax, HMNZS Achilles, and HMS Exeter after a running battle off the coast of Uruguay.
		Hungary, and Lithuania during 1939 and early 1940 owing to the...
		By the end of 1939 all hope for a lasting peace in either...
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/1939.html (2880 words)

	Qwika - World War II
		In late August and early September, while battle raged on Guadalcanal, an amphibious Japanese attack on the eastern tip of New Guinea was met by Australian forces at Milne Bay, and the Japanese land forces suffered their first conclusive defeat.
		As the Philippines were being retaken in late 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf raged, arguably the largest naval battle in history.
		The Soviet occupation of Poland between 1939 and 1941 was also brutal, resulting in the death or deportation of at least 1.8 million former Polish citizens.
	wikipedia.qwika.com /wiki/WWII (9435 words)

	Battle_of_Krojanty - The definative answer from Alt & Ego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The battle took place near the village of Krojanty in Pomerania (7 kilometres from the town of Chojnice) on September 1, 1939.
		It was one of the first battles of the war, and part of the larger Battle of Bory Tucholskie.
		Polish units were engaged in battle from 0500 against elements of German 76th Infantry Regiment of 20th Motorised Division under Lt.Gen. Mauritz von Wiktorin, which operated on the left (northern) flank of XIX Panzer Corps under Gen. Heinz Guderian.
	www.altandego.com /wiki.asp?k=Battle_of_Krojanty (747 words)

	Fallen Soldiers 1
		On the 17th of September 1939, together with two other unknown Polish soldiers, he made his way from the KOP outpost "Zochna", county Kostopol, province Wolyn, over to the Soviet side, under a white flag of truce, to inquire of the Soviets as to their intentions in crossing the Polish-Soviet border.
		The 1st battalion of the 184th Reserve Infantry Regiment engaged in a battle with a unit of the Red Army at Piszcza on the 26th of September 1939.
		The pilot perished and was buried in the cemetery in Lida, province Nowogrodek.
	felsztyn.tripod.com /id20.html (8630 words)

	Invasion of Poland (1939) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In a particular instance on September 3, 1939, known as "Bromberg Bloody Sunday," Polish Army units withdrawing through the city of Bromberg heard shots, supposedly from German fifth columnists believed to be firing atop churches and rooftops at soldiers and civilians.
		On May 23 1939 Adolf Hitler explained to his officers that the object of the aggression was not Danzig, but the need to obtain German Lebensraum and details of this concept would be later formulated in the infamous Generalplan Ost.
		Soviet occupation between 1939 and 1941 resulted in the death or deportation of least 1.8 million former Polish citizens, when all who were deemed dangerous to the communist regime were subject to sovietization, forced resettlement, imprisonment in labour camps (the Gulags) or simply murdered, like the Polish officers in the Katyn massacre.
	yagah.sonance.net /invasion/of/poland/1939.html (7068 words)

	Suchmaschine
		In a particular instance on September 3, 1939, known as "Bromberg Bloody Sunday," Polish Army units withdrawing through the city of Bromberg heard shots, supposedly from German fifth columnists believed to be firing atop churches and rooftops at soldiers and civilians.
		On May 23 1939 Adolf Hitler explained to his officers that the object of the aggression was not Danzig, but the need to obtain German Lebensraum and details of this concept would be later formulated in the infamous Generalplan Ost.
		Soviet occupation between 1939 and 1941 resulted in the death or deportation of least 1.8 million former Polish citizens, when all who were deemed dangerous to the communist regime were subject to sovietization, forced resettlement, imprisonment in labour camps (the Gulags) or simply murdered, like the Polish officers in the Katyn massacre.
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Invasion_of_Poland_(1939) (6182 words)

	List of battles 1901-2000 - WikiLeasing.com
		Battle of Dieppe August 19 - "Operation Jubilee" was an Allied attack on the German occupied port of Dieppe in France.
		Battle of Stalingrad August 22 - February 2 1943 - City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from November 23 the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history, 1.8 millions dead approx.
		Battle of Peleliu September 17 - A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific.
	www.wikileasing.com /4/List_of_battles_1901_2000.html (6596 words)

	Invasion of Poland (1939)
		In a particular instance on September 3, 1939, known as "Bromberg Bloody Sunday," Polish Army units withdrawing through the city of Bromberg heard shots, supposedly from German fifth columnists believed to be firing atop churches and rooftops at soldiers and civilians.
		On May 23 1939 Adolf Hitler explained to his officers that the object of the aggression was not Danzig, but the need to obtain German Lebensraum and details of this concept would be later formulated in the infamous Generalplan Ost.
		Soviet occupation between 1939 and 1941 resulted in the death or deportation of least 1.8 million former Polish citizens, when all who were deemed dangerous to the communist regime were subject to sovietization, forced resettlement, imprisonment in labour camps (the Gulags) or simply murdered, like the Polish officers in the Katyn massacre.
	www.pastywhitegirl.com /search/Invasion_of_Poland_(1939) (6594 words)

	Battle of Kock (1939) at AllExperts
		The Battle of Kock was the final battle of the Polish September Campaign at the beginning of World War II.
		In a three days long battle for the fortress that became known as the Battle of BrzeÅÄ, both sides suffered significant casualties.
		The German commander of XIV Corp knew that Polish forces were situated in forests northwest from the town of Kock.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_kock_(1939).htm (2821 words)

	Achtung Panzer ! - Invasion of Poland (Fall Weiss)
		Battle of Mlawa, Battle of Pomerania), while retreating eastwards in attempt to establish line of defence and delay the invaders.
		The battle ended on September 20th with the total destruction of Polish forces (under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba) involved, although it delayed the capitulation of Warsaw.
		Soviet invasion was part of Ribbentrop-Molotov pact signed on August 23rd of 1939, which included a non-aggression and trade agreement, and a secret protocol that provided for a German-Soviet partition of Poland and cleared the way for the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states.
	www.achtungpanzer.com /articles/polcamp.htm (2527 words)

	European Theatre of World War II - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		On 3 September 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany and British troops were sent to France, however neither French nor British troops gave any significant assistance to the Poles during the entire Polish September Campaign, and German-France border remained calm.
		By September 28, 1939, the three Baltic Republics felt they had no choice but to permit Soviet bases and troops on their territory.
		The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, resigned during the battle and was replaced by Winston Churchill.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/e/u/r/European_Theatre_of_World_War_II_1dd8.html (4207 words)

	Scouting Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Battle of Kock (1939) The Battle of Kock (1939) The Battle of Kock (1939) The Battle of Kock took place October 2-5, 1939 between the Polish September Campaign.
		Battle of Brze and Kobry After fighting on Narew river on Wizna General scouting group.
		It was the last battle of the line Pi sk- Brze Group organisation On September 8th General Franciszek Kleeberg and the towns of Kobry and Kowel.
	sc12.mndine.com /scoutinggroup.html (789 words)

	Welcome to World War II in Europe 1939-1943 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		On September 1, 1939, at 10:00 a.m., Hitler announced to the world that in response to Poland's "aggression" on German soil, Germany had counter-attacked with all her might.
		The Battle and Siege of Moscow On September 16, 1941, plans were made by the German High Command for an attack on Moscow.
		The defenders would not allow themselves to be taken alive: "They fought to their last breath and when they had been bypassed unnoticed, or wounded, they would still fire from behind cover until they were themselves killed." The city was finally taken on July 24, but at a great cost.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/1,13476,701249,00.html (4754 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Eastern Europe - Worldwar-2.net
		Under the guise of honouring the anniversary of the Battle of Tannenburg, the German Battleship, complete with a hidden cargo of Marine assault troops, was allowed by the Poles to anchor directly off the strategic peninsula of Westerplatte, located at the mouth of the Vistula River in Danzig.
		The battle of the Vistula bend flares up near Kutno, the last major engagement of the Polish campaign.
		The Red Army invades Poland from the East with a million troops on the pretext of "protecting Poland's Byelorussian and Ukrainian population." The Polish government seeks asylum in Romania, where it is interned.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-in-europe/eastern-europe/eastern-europe-index-1939.htm (1524 words)

	Wikinfo \| Polish September Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The largest battle during this campaign (Battle of Bzura) took place near the Bzura river west of Warsaw from 9 September to 18 September - it was the Polish attempt at a counter-attack, which failed after an initial success.
		The capitulation of the town of Kock near Lublin on 6 October, after a 4-day Battle of Kock, marked the end of the September Campaign.
		In 1939, Polish main fighter, the PZL P.11, designed in early-1930s, was becoming obsolete, the slightly better PZL P.24 were used solely for export and PZL P.50s, which were supposed to have better parameters then German modern fighters, were still on the drawing board.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Polish_September_Campaign (3365 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Radom, also known as the Battle of Ilza, was part of the Invasion of Poland during the Second World War.
		Polish troops of the Prusy Army, under the Lieutenant Muzyka, defended the city of Ilza and road from Sandomierz to Radom.
		The Polish infantry were eventually defeated by German armoured troops and made their last stand in an ancient castle on a hill near Iłża.
	www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Battle_of_Radom (147 words)

	World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1939 is the most common date in the West for the start of World War II.
		Battle of Britain and gain the air superiority needed to invade Britain.
		Battle of Kursk (July 1943) was so unsuccessful that the Red Army were able to counterattack and regain the ground previously lost.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /~eushrair/worldwartwo.htm (3850 words)

	World War II
		The last Polish Army unit under the command of General Franciszek Kleeberg was defeated in the Battle of Kock on 6 October.
		Finland was invaded by the Soviet Union on 30 November 1939, beginning the Winter War, which lasted until March of 1940 with Finland ceding territory to the Soviet Union.
		Their intentions were known by the Soviets, and the Battle of Kursk ended in a Soviet counteroffensive which threw the German Army back.
	webpages.charter.net /wisconsinlegion-7thdistrict/World_War_Two.htm (4435 words)

	Battles & Campaigns: Poland, 1939
		Hitler ordered general mobilization on August 25, 1939, and this was largely complete by September 1, since the Germans benefited immensely from the earlier mobilization rehearsals during the Austrian and Czech crises.
		On September 17, 1939, Soviet forces invaded eastern Poland in accordance with the terms of the secret protocol added to the August 1939 Ribbentrop-Molotov non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union.
		The Polish countermeasures therefore merely served to hasten the envelopment of the Poznan Army at Kutno as it was outflanked to the east by the German XI Corps, which established a bridgehead across the Bzura River.
	www.germanwarmachine.com /campaigns/1939/poland.htm (4873 words)

	Battle of Kock Information
		There were at least three important battles fought in the vicinity of Kock, Poland:
		Battle of Kock (1809) fought during the Napoleonic Wars
		Battle of Kock (1939) during the Polish Defence War of 1939
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Battle_of_Kock (54 words)

	Friday, October 6, 1939
		Over 40,000 Japanese troops are estimated to have died in the 11-day battle in which the Japanese expeditionary force suffers its first major setback against Chinese Nationalist forces since the fighting began 2 years ago.
		As well as heavy troop losses, the 120,000-strong Japanese force has also lost large quantities of arms as it was ambushed by Chinese troops defending Changsha, the capital of Hunan province.
		While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well.
	www.onwar.com /chrono/1939/oct39/06oct39.htm (253 words)

	Feldgrau :: 10.Armee-Oberkommando
		It was involved in the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 till it was disbanded on 10 October 1939 after the completion of the Polish campaign.
		Defensive battles at Trasimeno Lake and at the upper Arno and Tiber Rivers.
		Defensive battles in the northern Appenin Mountains and to the Adriatic Coast.
	www.feldgrau.com /AOK.php?ID=10 (192 words)

	Fall Weiß - The Fall of Poland
		In September 1939 Germany shocked the world with its lightning invasion and rapid destruction of Poland.
		In March of 1939 immediately after the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, Hitler told Colonel General Keitel, chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces and Colonel General von Brauchitsch, commander in chief of the Army, that the time had come to settle the Polish problem by military means.
		In July 1939 under the fiction of conducting summer maneuvers, strong German forces moved into assembly areas near the Polish Frontier.
	worldatwar.net /wars/ww2/poland39 (1984 words)

	World War II, global military conflict that, in terms of lives lost and material destruction, was the most devastating ...
		It began in 1939 as a European conflict between Germany and an Anglo-French coalition but eventually widened to include most of the nations of the world.
		As a result, the Battle of Britain was fought in the air, not on the beaches.
		On September 17, 1940, Hitler postponed the invasion indefinitely, thereby conceding defeat in the Battle of Britain.
	www.emayzine.com /lectures/WWII.html (6948 words)

	Polish Facts and Figures in World War II. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In September, 1939, President Raczkiewicz took the oath of office at the Polish Embassy there, and appointed General Sikorski to be the Prime Minister and Commander-in Chief.
		In December 1939, the Polish National Council, an advisory body acting in the absence of an electoral parliament, was appointed and Ignacy Paderewski elected as its chairman.
		Indeed 1939 was the year in which the strength of the German manpower in relation to the Polish manpower was at its maximum.
	bolekchrobry.tripod.com /polishinformationcenter19391945/id9.html (6005 words)

	Bambooweb: World War II
		In 1939, Hitler laid claim to parts of Poland and concluded the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with the Soviet Union in response to Britain's and France's supportive defence alliance with Poland of March 1939.
		In December 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee engaged British naval forces in the Battle of the River Plate in South America.
		Second Battle of Kharkov but their offensive at the massive Battle of Kursk (July 1943) was so unsuccessful that the Red Army were able to counterattack and regain the ground previously lost.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/W/o/World_War_II.html (4654 words)

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