Polish defensive plan "Zachód"

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Polish defensive plan "Zachód" was the pre-World War II strategy devised by Poland for defending its western borders against a German invasion in 1939.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive strategy
military plan
alsoKnownAs Plan West
Plan Zachód
appliesToConflict German invasion of Poland
linked to: Invasion of Poland

Invasion of Poland (1939)
linked to: Invasion of Poland
assumedSupportFrom France
United Kingdom
Western Allies
linked to: Allied forces
category Polish military history
World War II military operations and plans
country Second Polish Republic
designedFor defence of Poland's western borders
designedToCounter Wehrmacht
developedIn Second Polish Republic
endDate 1939-10
failureCause German Blitzkrieg tactics
lack of timely Allied offensive in the West
numerical and technological superiority of German forces
focus defence against German attack
geopoliticalFocus German Reich
linked to: Nazi Germany
historicalContext pre-World War II Polish–German tensions
implementedBy Polish Army
Polish General Staff
languageOfName Polish
meaningOfName West
objective delay German advance
hold key industrial regions in Silesia
protect major Polish cities in the west
opponent Nazi Germany
partOf Polish pre-war mobilization planning
predecessor earlier Polish border defence concepts
relatedTo Polish September Campaign
linked to: Invasion of Poland

Polish defensive plan "Wschód"
World War II
result defeat of Poland
startDate 1939-09-01
status historical
theatre Polish–German border
western border of Poland
timePeriod 1930s
triggeredBy threat of German aggression
usedBy Poland in 1939
usedIn September 1939 campaign
linked to: Invasion of Poland
year 1939

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Armia „Łódź” partOf Polish defensive plan "Zachód"