Summary of George Bruce's The Warsaw Uprising

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#1 On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland with fifty-eight divisions, fourteen of which were armored or motorized. Poland put into the field only thirty divisions, mostly cavalry and infantry, with just one motorized brigade.

#2 The Polish General Staff, led by Romer, had unrealistic strategic ideas stemming from a foreign policy that had seen Soviet Russia as the real enemy and Germany as a possible ally. These ideas led to the country’s defeat.

#3 The Defense of Warsaw Committee was set up to defend Warsaw, and in four days, while the Nazis pounded the city with bombs and shells, they were able to recruit thousands of citizen soldiers. But the city surrendered on 1 October when it was almost without food or water.

#4 The country was totally destroyed by the Nazis. The Nazi terror regime began. Through the battle-scarred city, German soldiers in fine uniforms goose-stepped in long columns. The Polish people were prostrate.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822527171

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland with fifty-eight divisions, fourteen of which were armored or motorized. Poland put into the field only thirty divisions, mostly cavalry and infantry, with just one motorized brigade.

#2

The Polish General Staff, led by Romer, had unrealistic strategic ideas stemming from a foreign policy that had seen Soviet Russia as the real enemy and Germany as a possible ally. These ideas led to the country’s defeat.

#3

The Defense of Warsaw Committee was set up to defend Warsaw, and in four days, while the Nazis pounded the city with bombs and shells, they were able to recruit thousands of citizen soldiers. But the city surrendered on 1 October when it was almost without food or water.

#4

The country was totally destroyed by the Nazis. The Nazi terror regime began. Through the battle-scarred city, German soldiers in fine uniforms goose-stepped in long columns. The Polish people were prostrate.

#5

The Nazis expelled the citizens of western Poland from their cities. The citizens were first ordered to clean their homes from top to bottom and leave a supply of necessities, as well as all kitchen utensils. They were then marched or driven off to rendezvous points.

#6

The capital of Poland, Warsaw, was a cultural center that had a huge impact on national life. It held about nine hundred schools and forty colleges and scientific institutes. The Nazis took over two Warsaw prisons to carry out Hitler’s plans.

#7

The city of Warsaw was gripped by fear and anguish in the autumn of 1939. The first steps towards the formation of the Secret State and Army had been taken.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Secret Army was born in Warsaw in September 1939, within sight of the eternal flame to Poland’s unknown soldier, which was still burning brightly. It was led by General Tokarzewski, who had been sent there by the Polish Government to organize the