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Reply To: Poland 1939 – Preparing for 80th Anniversary of World War II

September 1, 2019 at 3:55 pm #1431340

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@jamesevans140 I think the most notable charges on German infantry were the ones at Mokra and Krojanty but you might be talking about Wólka Węglowa or Kamionka Strumiłowa. What’s interesting there were some engagements between Polish and German cavalry units as well like for example Lasy Królewskie or Krasnobród.

The misinformation topic is as huge as we can get. I am currently reading a book about the siege of Elbing (Polish Elbląg. In 1939 Germans had an airfield here that was used by Stuka bombers) in January-February 1945. There are many sources on the German side about the battle including official military reports, civilian and military memoirs etc. They really differ while describing the same events. The ones on the Soviet side do the same. Especially “official” memoirs of army and corps commanders plus the military press articles published during the Cold War era. It’s a really hard and daunting work in the archives both in Germany and Russia to try to put the pieces together and try to find who was closer to the truth.