The German Invasion of Poland in 1939 started the Second World War in Europe. The German name of operation was “Fall Weiß” meaning “Case White”. In this video I will take a look at the major German troop movements, the Soviet Invasion of Poland, the losses and a final assessment. » HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT MILITARY HISTORY VISUALIZED « (A) You can support my channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv (B) You can also buy "Spoils of War" (merchandise) in the online shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop » SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS « facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ twitter: https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized tumblr: http://militaryhistoryvisualized.tumblr.com/ » SOURCES & LINKS « Maier, Klaus; Rohde, Horst; Stegemann, Bernd; Umbreit, Hans: Die Errichtung der Hegemonie auf dem europäischen Kontient. Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg (DR2WK), Band 2. Müller, Rolf-Dieter: Hitlers Wehrmacht, 1935-1945 Zaloga, Steven J. : Poland 1939 – The Birth of Blitzkrieg Wettstein, Adrian: Wehrmacht im Stadtkampf http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939PIPA.pdf http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/939PXPH.PDF http://niehorster.org/029_poland/1939/_army.htm http://www.westpoint.edu/history/SitePages/WWII%20European%20Theater.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Poland#cite_note-10 » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone The Counter-Design is heavily inspired by Black ICE Mod for the game Hearts of Iron 3 by Paradox Interactive https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/blackice.467/