Invasion of Poland
On 1st September 1939, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany for German lebensraum (living space). World War 2 started two days later and on 17th September, the USSR (Russia) also invaded. After being annexed, 12 concentration camps like Auschwitz were set up to not only exterminate Jews but also Poles and Romani (or known by their politically incorrect term gypsies). It wasn't the first time that Poland was annexed because of Germany and Russia.
The announcement on Komunikat 1939
The Polish people were first alerted to the invasion on radio by the Polish government. The following is a transcript of the broadcast that horrified the nation.
Halo, halo! Tu Warszawa i wszvstkie
rozgłośnie Polskiego Radia.
Dziś rano o godzinie 5:40
Oddzialy niemieckie
Przekroczyły granicę polską
Łamiąc pakt o nieagresji
Bombardowano szereg miast
Za chwię usłyszą państwo komunikat
Specjalny
A więc wojna!
Z dniem dzisiejszym wszelkie sprawy
I zagadnienia schodzą na plan dalszy
Całe nasze życie publiczne I prywatne
Przestawiamy na specjalne tory
Weszliśmy w okres wojny!
Cały wyziłek narodu musi iść w jednym kierunku
Wszyscy jesteśmy żolnierzami!
Musimy myśleć tylko o jednym
Walka aż do zwycięstwa!
Halo, Halo!
This is Warsaw and all Polish radio stations
This morning at 5:40
German troops crossed the Polish border
Breaking the non-aggression pact
A number of cities were bombed
You will hear a special announcement in a moment
So war!
As of today all matters and issues go the background
We put all our public and private lives on special tracks
We entered the war period
All the effort of the nation must go in one direction
We are all soldiers!
We have to think about only one thing
Fight until victory!
