Diary September 5, 1939

War Diary, 09-1939, Diary WW2, Year 1939 / 1 minute of reading

The wreckage of a downed He 111 by anti-aircraft fire over Warsaw from this day. The plane crashed into houses.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, September 5, 1939:

Poland

Germans break through western frontier cordon of Polish armies and cross river Vistula. Polish High Command orders general retreat behind the Vistula. Germans take Bydgoszcz at the southern end of the Corridor.
German bombers destroy town of Sulejow, south-west of Warsaw.

Diplomacy

USA: Official announcement of US neutrality.

Neutrals

South Africa: General Smuts replaces pro-German Prime Minister Hertzog.

Home Fronts

Britain: Ministry of Information set up.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.