military@cbnews.att.com (09/07/89)
From: military@cbnews.att.com 4th Panzer division reaches the southwest suburbs of Warsaw, but are driven back by Polish counterattacks. Nonetheless, the Polish Armies of Pomorze, Poznan, Lodz, Krakow, and Prusy are now cut off from retreat and in imminent danger of encirclement. 4th Panzer has advanced 225 km in the first week of the war. Civilians are hard at work digging trenches on the outskirts of Warsaw. The British government lays plans for a three-year war. The French air force (l'Armee de l'Air) sees combat, engaging 5 Me-109's with a like number of Curtiss Hawks; two Messerschmitts are shot down. 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 "We shall fight to the last ditch ! " - General Czuma, commander, Warsaw Garrison, in his Order of the Day