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Over the last two episodes, we've discussed the events that occurred in London and Paris over the first week of September 1939.

This week, we take the story back to Poland.

As a reminder, during episodes 8 to 12 of this series, we looked at the events of the opening

days of the invasion, ending somewhere

between September 4th and September 6th, depending on the area of the front. During these four to

six days on every area of the front, the Polish defenders would be hit by the German attacks.

They would, in some areas, mount an effective resistance, but eventually they would still

be forced to retreat. In some areas, the units were forced by direct pressure from the Germans,

while in others they would be forced to retreat due to the actions of units to their left

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