Invasion Of Poland Research Paper

Invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland in 1939 marked the start of World War II. In this invasion thousands if not millions died from the Nazi soldiers. Many Poland boats and Naval forces got wrecked by German U-Boats. Once the Nazis took over they did bad things to the Polish. The Nazis reason for the invasion was because they thought it would give them more living space for the German people. On September 1, 1939, Hitler attacked Poland using a calculated strategy to surprise and swiftly overpower the enemy. Hitler’s idea was to destroy the opposition and inflict terror into the citizenry, by heavily bombing the little villages, as well as big cities. The Nazis destroyed anything Polish or Jewish, including schools, libraries, Universities and etc. The S.S Officers shot thousands of Teachers, civilians, and etc. Catholic Churches were either destroyed or closed: Priests, nuns, and monks were either killed or imprisoned. A lot of the Jews and Polish people got took to concentration camps. 3 million Jews were killed in Poland throughout World War II. Under Hitler order, The S.S Officers tore families apart. They would take anybody they needed away from their families. Kids would be left stranded and homeless. Once the Polish new they had lost they fled away and Hitler …show more content…
Their army was not strong enough and was not ready for it. They had no air attack and their Naval forces got destroyed by U-boats and other types of boats. The Germans had air attack more troops and just ended up overrunning Poland and taking over. The polish had about a million men fighting but it wasn't enough. Instead of them taking a defensive approach they rushed in got killed instantly. The Germans had gained about 140 miles on the first day of the invasion. Germany signed an act that they wouldn’t destroy all of Poland. So even though Poland pretty much got destroyed some of it didn’t because of the act Germany