Polish defensive plan "Zachód"
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Polish defensive plan "Zachód" was the pre-World War II strategy devised by Poland for defending its western borders against a German invasion in 1939.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive strategy
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military plan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Plan West
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Plan Zachód NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToConflict |
German invasion of Poland
NERFINISHED
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Invasion of Poland (1939) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assumedSupportFrom |
France
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Allies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Polish military history
ⓘ
World War II military operations and plans ⓘ |
| country | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| designedFor | defence of Poland's western borders ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-10 ⓘ |
| failureCause |
German Blitzkrieg tactics
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lack of timely Allied offensive in the West ⓘ numerical and technological superiority of German forces ⓘ |
| focus | defence against German attack ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFocus | German Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-World War II Polish–German tensions ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Polish Army
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Polish General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
delay German advance
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hold key industrial regions in Silesia ⓘ protect major Polish cities in the west ⓘ |
| opponent | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish pre-war mobilization planning ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Polish border defence concepts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Polish September Campaign
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Polish defensive plan "Wschód" NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | defeat of Poland ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-09-01 ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| theatre |
Polish–German border
NERFINISHED
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western border of Poland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | threat of German aggression ⓘ |
| usedBy | Poland in 1939 ⓘ |
| usedIn | September 1939 campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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