With a POD in 1933 make Poland revolt and occupy at least a quarter of their country for at least a quarter of a year. Must be during the Occupation.
With a POD in 1933 make Poland revolt and occupy at least a quarter of their country for at least a quarter of a year. Must be during the Occupation.
The July 1944 coup works. The new German government, unsurprisingly, fails to quickly come to terms with the Western Allies, but the aftermath of the coup is destabilizing enough that on both fronts, the German armies withdraw in disarray. The Poles launch their Uprising timed as per OTL (just before the Soviet troops will enter Warsaw), but given that the Germans are much more disorganized in this ATL, they succeed in taking the airport. Operation Market-Garden isn't in the making and might not even be necessary; the British send in airborne troops and supplies with a view to prevent a Soviet takeover. The Germans are routed to the Western end of Poland, while of course the Soviets hold the Eastern end to the Vistula. The AK, also with Western-equipped and trained Polish troops and a smattering of British light infantry, have the remaining third for themselves.
Supply quickly becomes an unsolvable problem, with the Soviets stonewalling the independent Poland and no seaport, but fortunately Germany gives up by November 1944, accepting unconditional surrender.