German Invasion of Poland 1939 — The Battle That Started World War Two | Part 1

September 1st, 1939. 4:45 in the morning. The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opens fire on a Polish garrison of 182 men near Danzig. One and a half million German soldiers cross the border simultaneously. The Second World War has begun. This is Part 1 of our full story of the Polish campaign — the battle that started the most devastating conflict in human history. The blitzkrieg that shocked the world. The soldiers, pilots, and civilians who fought back against impossible odds. And the 182 men at Westerplatte who were asked to hold for twelve hours — and held for seven days. ⚔️ Topics covered: — Why Hitler invaded Poland — Versailles, Lebensraum and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact — September 1st 1939 — the first hours of World War Two — The Blitzkrieg — the new kind of warfare that changed everything — The defense of Westerplatte — 182 men, seven days, one battleship — The Polish cavalry at Krojanty — the truth behind the greatest myth of the campaign — General Kutrzeba and the Battle of the Bzura — Poland's greatest counterattack — How Warsaw held off the 4th Panzer Division in the first week of the war 📌 This is Part 1 of our Polish Campaign series. Part 2 coming next week — subscribe so you don't miss it.