WWII - The Invasion of Poland (1939): Every Hour

NOTE: Regarding the time used in the video, this does not use exact timing. This means that for instance 5:30 was still counted as under 5 am. I know I shouldn't have put 05:00 and instead 5 am to provide better indication but I just want to let you know the system I always use

Music
Audiomachine - Blitzkrieg
Colossal Trailer Music - Devour (the credits in the video credited the wrong creator/s, I apologize)

This video will show you how the invasion actually happened as opposed to what other videos show. This video does not intend to simplify the details, and aims to have the utmost accuracy as it could possibly be. Mistakes are still possible and if you notice them then I (the creator) will take full responsibility for the mistakes.

The Germans, whose mobile vehicles rush before the infantry are what the West calls the first application of "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). This method of combat in simple terms, is the application of old-conventional warfare with the use of modern technology (radios, tanks and planes) instead of trenches. This helped them cause shock and confusion to the Polish side of the frontlines and achieve a great victory.
But this did not mean they were flawless. In fact, the German commanders were not satisfied with the performance of the Wehrmacht due to the apparent lack of coordination and discipline. The Poles fought valiantly despite their lack of preparation and equipment. Pro-German narratives have unfortunately tarnished these achievements.
To finish, according to research, every village faced the brutality of the Wehrmacht alone (every local government in villages mentioned about every individual affect of the German occupation in each and every village), let alone every town and city, so that goes the so called "clean Wehrmacht" narrative. It is a myth.
Most of the victims were Poles and Jews. The Ukrainians would also take part of these war crimes but with some Ukrainians facing the truth that the Nazis were not there to liberate them.

Terminology
OUN - Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists
SZP - Polish Victory Service
ZWZ - Union of Armed Struggle

Methodology
Wikipedia and the book Case White: The Invasion of Poland by Robert Forczyk were used as primary sources for this project.
In order to have all of the places portrayed as accurate as possible, every literary works about every single village/town/city history was researched.
Many areas did not have a specific hour and assumptions were made. Normally, a soldier would wake up at dawn (03:50). Nobody would be able to tell the exact hours of events it's not like I was involved in the invasion or anything...
Foreign sources were used since English sources would not be able to cover everything about an event that occurred outside the English world.

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[DeliriumMaps]

Edit: I made a mistake. Apparently in this video, Nowogrodek isn't replaced with Novogrudok during the Belarusian annexation.

German units entered Warsaw at dusk, not at 4 am. I made an assumption due to the lack of resources I could find. I could've tried to find more and I wish I did but I was lazy.

Also the German and Polish raids in East Prussia (Warmia-Masuria) from the night of September 3-4 were not shown.
Also its not called German Realm its a mistake...
Gg goodbye mapping career

Edit (8/21/2021) - ATTENTION: The credits had a mistake. Apparently I claimed that the song "Devour" was from Secession Studios. It was not. It was from Colossal Trailer Music. I fucked up.
Also the Polish Underground State isn't even meant to be shown so I do not know why I portrayed it.

[CherepashkaShusha]

I sincerely hope that this masterpiece will gain a lot of views...

[stoferr]

I am working on a Poland Timelapse also and just came by this video. This is very impressive work! I wish you lots of succes!

[anonymousdetective]

Holy hell, the sheer quality of this video is unspeakable.

[TheAustrianAnimations]

Even with the mistakes it's still the best version about the German-Soviet invasion of Poland! Keep up the great video!

[fmxmd]

Great mapping! I am Polish and I see everything very detailed, clashes, skirmishes and all cities and towns captured. Good job!

[JuanJose-fwuq]

This video is insane, it should get more views tbh, is incredibly detailed

[daciaballmapping]

German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west the morning after the Gleiwitz incident. Slovak military forces advanced alongside the Germans in northern Slovakia. As the Wehrmacht advanced, Polish forces withdrew from their forward bases of operation close to the Germany–Poland border to more established defense lines to the east. After the mid-September Polish defeat in the Battle of the Bzura, the Germans gained an undisputed advantage. Polish forces then withdrew to the southeast where they prepared for a long defence of the Romanian Bridgehead and awaited expected support and relief from France and the United Kingdom.[15] On 3 September, based on their alliance agreements with Poland, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany; in the end their aid to Poland was very limited. France invaded a small part of Germany in the Saar Offensive, and the Polish army was effectively defeated even before the British Expeditionary Force could be transported to Europe, with the bulk of the BEF in France by the end of September.

On 17 September, the Soviet Red Army invaded Eastern Poland, the territory beyond the Curzon Line that fell into the Soviet "sphere of influence" according to the secret protocol of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact; this rendered the Polish plan of defence obsolete.[16] Facing a second front, the Polish government concluded the defence of the Romanian Bridgehead was no longer feasible and ordered an emergency evacuation of all troops to neutral Romania.[17] On 6 October, following the Polish defeat at the Battle of Kock, German and Soviet forces gained full control over Poland. The success of the invasion marked the end of the Second Polish Republic, though Poland never formally surrendered.

On 8 October, after an initial period of military administration, Germany directly annexed western Poland and the former Free City of Danzig and placed the remaining block of territory under the administration of the newly established General Government. The Soviet Union incorporated its newly acquired areas into its constituent Byelorussian and Ukrainian republics, and immediately started a campaign of Sovietization. In the aftermath of the invasion, a collective of underground resistance organizations formed the Polish Underground State within the territory of the former Polish state. Many of the military exiles who escaped Poland joined the Polish Armed Forces in the West, an armed force loyal to the Polish government-in-exile.

[lolnoobthemapper]

What a mapper! Can't belive we are in a community with so many Underated mappers

[tukozaQ]

you can see how Poland made a small counter attack against Germany.

[Meow-mlhv]

Visually perfect, but music is in my opinion a bit too aggressive and intense. It's hard to stay calm and focused on the video. But it's just my feeling. I appriciate anyway 👍

[honcaherko]

During the partition of Poland in 1939, German troops were supposed to enter my village (Olejow). And 1 day before the occupation, all paraphernalia from the church disappeared in my village After the occupation of Germany, the village was in the gray zone for one day, and the next day the village came under the control of the USSR

[Philippineballツ]

I think this is the first vid I watched in your channel

[astox]

My great-grandfather fought in the Poznań Army, after the Battle of Bzura he retreated to Warsaw, where he died defending the city against the Nazis on September 21…

[SlovSlav_]

Finally someone who maps slovak part of the invasion.

[albertobohon.]

Please make Barbarossa operation 22 june 1941, map

[Plaguedoc]

This is fucking scary and beautiful at the same time

[HB-Ct]

when you put it to 2x speed. the music is more intense

[JerryPa]

So would this be more accurate then the vudeo by Yan xishan ? The other video didnt have the slither german snake invasions

[DiaxMC]

Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła kiedy my żyjemy!!! 🇵🇱❤
Co nam obca przemoc wzięła szablą odbierzemy!!! ⚔️🇩🇪🇷🇺