{"id":1594155,"date":"2023-09-01T15:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1594155"},"modified":"2024-07-22T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T07:19:43","slug":"1st-september-1939-poland-first-to-fight-40001-40002-70006-70017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2023\/09\/01\/1st-september-1939-poland-first-to-fight-40001-40002-70006-70017\/","title":{"rendered":"1st September 1939 – Poland First to Fight!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On 1st September 1939 at dawn, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On 17th<\/sup> September, in accordance with the provisions of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Soviet Russia joined the Nazis, attacking Poland from the east. Although the Western allies declared war on Germany on 3rd<\/sup> September, Poland fought against the two totalitarian empires alone, falling in early October. Polish evacuated soldiers: airmen, sailors, ground troops and partisans, fought on all fronts of World War II – until its last day.<\/p>\n

PZL fighters – Polish September Defenders<\/h2>\n

Early in the morning, PZL fighters took off to defend Polish cities. When they were designed in the early 1930s, they were the most modern in the world, but in 1939 PZLs were no longer on par with German planes. Nevertheless, the Poles managed to repel the first German air raids from over the Warsaw, shooting down a dozen Heinkels, Dorniers and Messerschmitts.<\/p>\n

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