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thucythucy

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8. Hitler may have thought it was going to be easy

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 05:57 PM

Mar 2018

but I think most of the rest of the world was shocked by how quickly it happened.

This was the first ever instance of "blitzkrieg"--using formations of massed tanks, together with tactical air support--to punch through and overwhelm enemy defenses. I think most military experts in the West, while they didn't think Poland would hold out indefinitely, expected it to take longer.

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Did Hitler think that taking over Poland [View all] raccoon Mar 2018 OP

Didn't he basically cruise though Poland? bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #1

It took about 6 weeks, though Stalin took the other half. unblock Mar 2018 #4

Doubtful. Snackshack Mar 2018 #2

No. Poland clearly objected unblock Mar 2018 #3

Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2018 #7

He didn't think England and France would go to war over Poland Va Lefty Mar 2018 #5

He did not believe sarisataka Mar 2018 #6

Hitler may have thought it was going to be easy thucythucy Mar 2018 #8