![]() ![]() However, the active army was already made war-ready on 16 August and the reservists for the reserve divisions of the first wave were called up. Germany had only begun an initial secret mobilization on August 26, whereby full readiness for war could only be achieved after at least eight days. By August 27, 1939, Polish mobilization had entered its final phase.įrance began pre-mobilization as early as 21 August 1939, whereupon war readiness was achieved ten days later. Thus, in September the Polish units were distributed and fragmented over the entire border, so that instead of defending everything, nothing could be defended at all. Optimistic deployment plans for a thrust from the Poznan area to Berlin were also planned, after France and Britain had been determined as allies. However, Poland had already begun a partial mobilization in March 1939, including the entire corridor between East Prussia and the German Reich, as well as the fortress of Poznan in this area of defense. Poland, however, was dependent on securing its important cereal and industrial centers, which is why they originally intended to defend only a ‘rump area’. The allied French had been urging the Poles for some time to adopt a flexible strategic defense in order to gain time until the Allied troops were built up in the West. Location of Polish and German Armies on SeptemInformation on Polish mobilization until the end of August 1939 in Warsaw. ![]() See also: German Orders of Battle for September 1, 1939. The Army Group South under Colonel General von Rundstedt in Silesia consisted from North to South of the 8th Army (Blaskowitz), the 10th Army (von Reichenau) and the 14th Army (List). The German Army Group North under General von Bock was ready with the 4th Army (von Kluge) and the XIXth Panzer Corps in Pomerania, as well as with the 3rd Army (von Küchler) in East Prussia. ![]() However, the Polish Air Force had only 745, mostly outdated, aircraft. In addition, another motorized brigade and two infantry divisions were close to completion. However, there were only 1,134 light and small, older tanks. ![]() With 38 infantry divisions, a motorized brigade and 11 cavalry brigades, the Polish Army was almost equally strong on paper. See also: Luftwaffe Orders of Battle September 2, 1939. The German Luftwaffe had 1,538 aircraft ready for the Polish campaign. ![]()
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