It was all over in just 36 days. Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland, backed by the Soviet Union, was the first success of Hitler’s Blitzkrieg and effectively erased Poland from the map of Europe.

World War Two began with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. Adolf Hitler used a propaganda lie as a pretext to strike. It was a historical turning point that still has relevance for today.

303 Squadron was officially activated on August 2, 1940, twenty-three days after the Battle of Britain commenced. However, it would take some time before these Polish fighter pilots were allowed ...

as the German military concentrated on their invasion and campaign in Poland. This period is often called the ‘Phoney War’. The German tactic of Blitzkrieg, using air power, armoured tanks and ...