Plan White

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German military operation World War II military campaign invasion plan

Plan White was the German military codename for the invasion of Poland in 1939 that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German military operation → World War II military campaign → invasion plan →
belligerent	Nazi Germany →
coincidedWith	French declaration of war on Germany → United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany →
commandedBy	Walther von Brauchitsch →
coordinatedWith	Soviet invasion of Poland →
endDate	1939-10-06 →
followedBy	Battle of the Bzura → German occupation of Poland → Siege of Warsaw (1939) →
hasAlternativeName	Case White → Fall Weiss →
hasCodenameLanguage	German →
hasHistoricalSignificance	marked the beginning of World War II in Europe →
hasObjective	partition of Poland → rapid defeat of Poland →
involvedBranch	Kriegsmarine → Luftwaffe → Wehrmacht →
involvedEvent	Battle of Westerplatte → Battle of the Border → Battle of the Bzura → Bombing of Wieluń → Siege of Warsaw (1939) →
justificationUsedByGermany	Gleiwitz incident →
legalConsequence	outbreak of World War II in Europe →
opponent	Poland → Polish Armed Forces →
orderedBy	Adolf Hitler →
partOf	European theatre of World War II → World War II →
plannedBy	German General Staff →
precededBy	German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact violation →
result	German victory → defeat of Poland → occupation of Poland →
startDate	1939-09-01 →
supportedBy	Slovakia →
target	Poland →
timePeriod	1939 →
tookPlaceIn	Poland → Second Polish Republic →
usedDoctrine	Blitzkrieg →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fall Weiss →	alsoKnownAs