He began to make plans for an attack on France. Having succeeded in the east, Hitler’s thoughts turned west. The Germans had much success with this technique. Extensive use was made of tanks and other armoured vehicles. Blitzkrieg involved the use of overwhelming force, in as short a time as possible, in order to crush the enemy. In Poland and each of the following campaigns Hitler’s methods became known as ‘Blitzkrieg’ or lightning war. Stalin also moved his troops into the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. This was part of the deal Hitler had struck with Stalin before the war in Nazi-Soviet Pact. On September 17 Soviet Forces crossed the Polish frontier and took control of part of eastern Poland. By the end of the month, Polish resistance had collapsed. The French and British could do very little to stop a German victory in Poland. On September 3 France and Britain declared war on Germany. Britain and France had pledged to defend Poland.
WWII began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1 1939.
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