1st September 1939.
After months of crisis, and despite the risk of a European war, Hitler attacks Poland.
On the 3rd, respecting their commitments, the Franco-British declared war on Germany.
The Second World War had just begun.
The world discovered the blitzkrieg and the Panzer cavalry. In a fortnight, the tanks reached Warsaw.
Once Poland was conquered, the Germans faced the Allies but, for several months, there was no fighting on the Western Front. This is the phoney war, the sitzkrieg.
On paper, the forces seem relatively balanced.
Each side develops its plans, defensive for some, offensive for others...
00:00 Intro
00:17 Attack on Poland
01:32 Offensive in Saarland
02:18 Poland is conquered
02:28 Hitler wants to attack immediately
02:53 The Maginot Line
03:34 Armour and tactics
07:44 The air force
08:48 Command
09:51 Plans, Dyle manoeuvre against Fall Gelb (yellow plan)
12:56 The Mechelen incident
16:07 German attack on Denmark and Norway
MUSIQUES :
Dark Forces March by Sascha Ende®
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Desert Nomads by Rafael Krux
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Battle Ready by Bryan Teoh
Freepd - CCO
Crédits photos :
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Ministry of Information Second World War
Imperial War Museum
Bundesarchiv
Warsaw Norza Ksiegama
World War Photo
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