Welcome to The Few Good Men

Thanks for visiting our club and having a look around, there is a lot to see. Why not consider becoming a member?

Tuesday, September 26, 1939 - Warsaw withstands German onslaught

Bootie

FGM OWNER
Staff member
Joined
Nov 5, 2009
Messages
22,713
Reaction score
6,194
Age
46
Location
Scotland
Website
www.youtube.com
In Poland...
The German 8th Army, under the command of the German Army Commander in Chief, von Brauchitsch, joins the attack on Warsaw. There is a massive artillery bombardment of Warsaw, followed by a major German infantry assault, leaving the city center in flames. Poles recapture Mokotow Airport and 6 hastily rebuilt aircraft fly out during the night (September 26-27)

von Brauchitsch
imagesqtbnANd9GcTiihPeKgwJJTrjGicHm.jpg


On the Western Front...
French artillery fires on the forward defenses of the German Siegfried Line.

In France...
The Communist Party is dissolved by a presidential decree. It is now also illegal to propagandize themes of the Third International. (French communists at this time are leaders of the antiwar movement.) Some of the communist leaders are interned.

In London...
In the House of Commons, First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, claims that Britain is winning the U-boat war. He says that one tenth of the German submarine fleet was destroyed in the first two weeks of the war and that the losses are probably a quarter and perhaps a third by now.

Churchill
imagesqtbnANd9GcS_uluE3zMc9k94Jw3UP.jpg
 
450 aircraft attack the polish fortress Modlin.-
550 aircraft next day repeat the action .-
First German air raid (4 Ju 88 and 9 He 111) on the units of the "Home Fleet" in the North Sea .-
A bomb very close to the target the aircraft carrier Ark Royal leads to the propaganda of Goebbels announces its sinking .-
 
Back
Top