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Mobilisation
Hitler orders military to mobilise for the implementation of case white, the invasion plan. The Nazi-Soviet pact removed any intervention by the Soviets. -
Invasion Delayed
The invasion of Poland was at first planned for 25th of August but was then delayed because
-Britain and Poland announced that they had signed a formal military alliance, replacing the earlier verbal promises of mutual support.
-Mussolini asked to be released from obligation imposed by the Pact of Steel made just months earlier. -
Poland Invasion
Poland is invaded, three massive German armies attack from the North, west and south sides, numbering over 1.5 million. Danzig’s Nazi party merges with Germany. Many civilians killed