Can Poland pull a Finland in 1939?

[Emperor Palpatine]

Poland's mistakes included spreading out their forces in an attempt to defend the whole border. What if they instead choose to concentrate their forces at key choke points and attempts to bleed the Germans white. In this TL, they would also disband their 12 cavalry brigades and convert them to infantry. Lastly, if the Germans are bogged down and are obviously struggling to beat the Poles, what are the odds of Britain and France attacking through the French Border? I suspect Stalin would be hesitant to invade if he was uncertain of Anglo- French intentions.

 

[TC9078]

Poland's mistakes included spreading out their forces in an attempt to defend the whole border. What if they instead choose to concentrate their forces at key choke points and attempts to bleed the Germans white. In this TL, they would also disband their 12 cavalry brigades and convert them to infantry. Lastly, if the Germans are bogged down and are obviously struggling to beat the Poles, what are the odds of Britain and France attacking through the French Border? I suspect Stalin would be hesitant to invade if he was uncertain of Anglo- French intentions.

It might work... Until the Russians attack from behind.

 

[Magnificate]

Poland's mistakes included spreading out their forces in an attempt to defend the whole border.

If Poland doesn't defend the Corridor or Silesia or Posen it runs the risk of Germany taking them without fight and not going further. In hindsight we know that wouldn't happen, but that wasn't the case at the time.

What if they instead choose to concentrate their forces at key choke points and attempts to bleed the Germans white.

Which choke points? Western Poland was mostly plains.

In this TL, they would also disband their 12 cavalry brigades and convert them to infantry.

Outside of strong cavarly tradition, it was believed that cavarly made sense in conflicts with Soviets. Those brigades wouldn't be disbanded without strong incentive to do so.

 

[Emperor Palpatine]

Which choke points? Western Poland was mostly plains.

They could make a stand on the banks of the Vistula.

 

[Monter]

Against Germany Poland had fronts on all sides but the East (which would filled with the Soviets), also unlike Finland, Poland has no geographical advantage.

ps.: The Vistula can be outflanked through East Prussia.