For the first six months of the war, there was little fighting in the West, as the German military concentrated on their invasion and campaign in Poland. This period is often called the ‘Phoney ...

In 1939, the German army had similarly overcome Polish forces. During World War II, the European press coined “Blitzkrieg” (lightning war) for the seemingly unstoppable German advance.

The two leaders secretly plan to divide Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe between them. September: Employing blitzkrieg (literally, "lightning war") tactics, Germany invades Poland.

Set against the harrowing events of September 1, 1939, the novel begins with the unprovoked and brutal German blitzkrieg against Poland—an act that triggered the full-scale outbreak of World War II.

A federal police officer stands in the border area of the EU internal border with Poland on the island of Usedom. Poland's embassy in Berlin has raised concerns over plans by Germany's incoming ...

Poland and Germany are “resetting” relations after a decade of mutual misunderstandings, new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday at a press ...

Radoslaw Sikorski, Polish Foreign Minister, arrives at St. Paul's Church to receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Sikorski on Wednesday welcomed Germany's commitment to defence ...