The fundamental root cause behind the military defeat of Poland in 1939 is not the result of fighting the combined armies of Germany and the Soviet Union. Rather, the failure is attributed to Poland's political hubris of pursuing its strategic...
The following special bulletins contained in this document include: the German campaign in Poland; Soviet-Finnish (operations from November 30, 1939 to January 7, 1940); the German campaign in Poland, September 1 – October 5, 1939; Royal Air...
This monograph compares the Polish and Russian actions in the Battles of Warsaw and their subsequent impact on the development of operational thought. Although the Battle of Warsaw was overshadowed by events of the events of the two World Wars, the...
This study of German military government over Europe deals with the controls which the Nazis have established for the subjugation and exploitation of conquered countries. It emphasizes the agencies and institutions which the Nazis have been using....
Speech given to the War College by Major Percy Black, who had been, for the previous three years, Attache and Assistant Attache at Berlin. He presents his first-hand information regarding Germany. He begins with discussion of the morale and...
Department of the Army pamphlet 20-255. The German attack on Poland precipitated World War II, making the Polish campaign one of particular significance to the student of the 1939-45 conflict. The lessons learned by the German Army in its...
On a theoretical level, defensive campaigns are the stronger form of war. As Clausewitz said, “All things being equal defense is the stronger form.” However on the practical side defensive campaigns can only remain the stronger form of war if...
The purpose of this text is to furnish intelligence officers with a detailed picture of the German Army in all its aspects, from the organization of the High Command to the functions of small units and auxiliary services, and to furnish specific...
Discusses the German High Command, the basic structure of the German Army, its organizations and commanders, miscellaneous units, indexes of senior officers and semi-military organizations.
This monograph discusses how the U.S. Army can successfully use light armor in deep operational maneuver at the corps level. Recent operations in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm emphasized the need for deep operations. New light...
Cichociemni, Polish for Silent and dark, was a secret unit of the Polish Army in exile created to maintain contact with occupied Poland during World War II. Initially the name was informal, used only by the soldiers who volunteered to parachute...
Original military study. A critical analysis of the operations of the German forces opposed to the American 1st Division from 1-11 October, 1918. MAJ M. S. Eddy, Infantry
Abstracts of foreign-language articles. The Russo-Polish War,...
U.S. Army doctrine considers operational maneuver essential to fighting outnumbered and winning. With an even smaller force in the future, operational maneuver will be more important to the Army’s success. Because of this, understanding of all...
Prior to the First World War, Poland had ceased to exist as a nation in 1795. Poland was partitioned into sections under the influence of its neighbors, Prussia, Austria and Russia. However, the people struggled to maintain a sense of national...
While the United States and Russia have many disagreements, very few of these affect nuclear weapon policy. One that has recently done so, however, is the argument over ballistic missile defense systems in Europe. The United States has signed...
Generally, the answer to the dilemma of "Do Polish Soldiers need to be involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom" is obvious. The problem now is how do we explain to Polish citizens how important it is to fight terror by any means in any place?
According to The Polish Constitution, "Every polish man as a citizen has an obligation to defend the country" (Art. 85.1 ). Also to The Polish Law (1967), "The conscript system is responsible to prepare the citizens to defend the country" (Art....
Polish government decided to send Polish Soldiers to Iraq in 2003. Poland decided to create Multinational Division which supported US and British Soldiers. Should Polish Soldiers participate in stabilization mission in Iraq? The question was...