Germany invaded Poland on September 1. 1939.
Losses were very heavy on all sides and the Soviets let the Germans bleed the poles quite a bit before entering themselves. I recently read that the Polish defensive campaign put great emphasis on protecting the frontiers instead of defense-in-depth in more defensible terrain. This was a political decision to prevent Germany getting a deal whereby they seize part of Poland's territory.
What if Poland was able to drag out the battle? What if it lasted another month or two? Would that have dramatically changed the OTL?
Losses were very heavy on all sides and the Soviets let the Germans bleed the poles quite a bit before entering themselves. I recently read that the Polish defensive campaign put great emphasis on protecting the frontiers instead of defense-in-depth in more defensible terrain. This was a political decision to prevent Germany getting a deal whereby they seize part of Poland's territory.
What if Poland was able to drag out the battle? What if it lasted another month or two? Would that have dramatically changed the OTL?