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So called "inconvenient parts" of Polish history - what do you think? [157]
Well done, but I asked you what Britain could have done. I'd like to know precisely where they should have attacked and with precisely what. I look forward to yet more evasion from you.
Here like me try to help... (I think I posted something similar a while back).
Im going to try and be neutral to both you and polskimoc arguments:
First some numbers...
Poland 1939- 1,000,000 (over the course of battle); 250,000(mobilized_week1), 250,000(mobilized_week2), 500,000reserves
Germany: 1939- 1.5 mil (9 panzer divs each with 328 tanks, 8 support battalions and 6 artillery batteries)
France: 1939- 900k plus (5 mil trained)
Britain: 1939- 897,000 men including reserves.
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During the early stages of the war. Britain dropped flyers, and according to you also bombed ships north of Germany where British folks lost their lives. I would like a source for this.
France moved in slightly to German lands but essentially did nothing.
The problem with the possible scenario was that Britain was further away from Poland and it would not be easy to move troops through and into Germany in a fast enough response.
France were stuck in defense mode with the line on Germanys border and understandably it would take time to move in troops.
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Im gonna guess any major action would have to be taken first by France. They would send in troops fairly at a moderate rate and would cause some problems to Germanys west coast.
Over time France continues to pour in troops and mechanized equipment. Eventually Britain would surely send troops given some time to assist the French.
At this point German troops would need to be sent from the Polish front to assist the western side where by now the French and British have somewhat overwhelmed the Germans. Poland would perhaps have held on slightly longer (assuming the Soviets did not attack because of France and Britains involvement).
The problem is time would the French and British do significant damage to the western Germany before a good portion of Polish army has been killed/captured?
I guess the more effort and amount of numbers sent against Germany would result in Germany focusing less attention to Poland by now.
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Just two more things:
Assuming the British did bomb German ships. Why could they not have sent more? Why not attack more significant targets at a larger scale. The Germans attacked people. What would happen if more innocent Germans were being killed. Maybe Hitler would be more pissed off at the west?
And finally this is all speculation. There is not 100% proof of success even if Britain or France had intervened more significantly. It could have helped and lessened the deaths and time of WWII?
