National Content: Poland
The Wehrmacht’s Invasion on Poland
| Source | This is a fragment of an amateur video film presenting the attack of the German troops on Poland – September of 1939. |
| Event referred to | The Wehrmacht’s Invasion on Poland |
| Technological characteristics | Video file Opened by means of: Windows Media Player |
| Description of the source | The movements of German forces have regular, strict character. Poland was not prepared to the defending operations in a big scale. From the picture it comes a feeling of inequality corresponding to the military operations on the both sides of the conflict. |
| Contextualisation of the source | The marching of the German troops in the deep of Poland- fires, the civilians’ mischief, destroying and death- setting a village on fire and throwing away the civilian population. Contextualisation of the source The video shows the observation of German swift operations during the firs stage of the war, emphasizing the victorious Blitzkrieg rules and the military domination on the Germany’s side. |
| Interpretation of the source | . It is the beginning of the 2nd World war- the German marching in the deep of Poland. That short film is also settled on the Internet site- www.westerplatte.republika.pl where there are many interesting materials (both textual and audio or video) concerning the Wehrmacht troops’ invasion on Poland, especially the Westerplatte’s defending. |
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