Warsaw Surrenders

On September 27, 1939 the defenders of Warsaw surrendered to the Germans. The resistance of the defenders had been long and determined but by this time all reasonable means of defense were exhausted. Any realistic hope of relief from their western allies or their own Polish forces had disappeared well before this date. For the Germans there remained only mopping up operations which were completed by October 6th. Polish soldiers persisted in their efforts to escape across neutral borders to the very end. Expect a mini-essay on the results of the campaign and another on the Polish army of 1939 soon.