military@cbnews.att.com (09/24/89)
Sunday, 24 September, 1939 The fortress of Modlin is isolated from the rest of the Warsaw pocket. Units of the Soviet Red Army occupy the important Polish oilfields in Galicia. Luftwaffe bombing raids on Warsaw are renewed, in preparation for the final assault on the capitol. References: C.Argyle, _Chronology of World War II_ J. Piekalkiewicz, _Tank War 1939-1940_ R.Dupuy and T.Dupuy, _The Encyclopedia of Military History_ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@cbnews.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "If we lose this war, then Heaven have mercy on us !" Reichsmarschall Herman Goering