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Title
Across the Border
Description
The Germans invaded Poland on the morning of September 1. The newly independent state of Slovakia aided the Germans by offering free transit, the use of airfields, and three infantry divisions. The Slovakian Infantry divisions attacked in the disputed border region of the Carpathian Mountains. The Slovakian …
Publisher
Date
1939-09-03
Scenario#
S044
Scenario Description
The Germans invaded Poland on the morning of September 1. The newly independent state of Slovakia aided the Germans by offering free transit, the use of airfields, and three infantry divisions. The Slovakian Infantry divisions attacked in the disputed border region of the Carpathian Mountains. The Slovakian 2nd Infantry Division was assigned to capture the southern Polish towns of Nowy Sacz and Gorlice, but rapidly advancing German units captured the cities before the 2nd Division even crossed the border. In their first and only action of the campaign, at 0615 on September 3, elements of the divisional reconnaissance group took off to occupy the border town of Tylicz. The town was defended by a variety of soldiers loosely subordinated to Armia Karpaty, including well-trained frontier troops, national guardsmen, policemen and other civil servants.
Location
Tylicz, Poland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, and one day after the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union had approved the pact. The Soviets invaded Poland on 17 September. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland under the terms of the German–Soviet Frontier Treaty.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Slovakian
Polish
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Starter Kit

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