{"product_id":"hitler-s-attacks-that-ignited-ww2","title":"Hitler’s Attacks That Ignited WW2","description":"On 26 August 1939, Hitler planned his Blitzkrieg against Poland, advancing through the Jablonków Pass to capture Warsaw. A key part of the strategy involved seizing the tunnel and station at Mosty on the Košice-Bohumín railway to prevent Polish resistance. Late on 25 August, a German Abwehr unit, disguised in civilian clothing, crossed the border and reached Mosty by 04:00 on 26 August. Their mission was to secure the tunnel for the 7th Infantry Division nearby.However, Hitler postponed the invasion after Britain signed a defence pact with Poland. Anticipating the tunnel''s strategic importance, the Poles rigged it with explosives and maintained strong communications. A skirmish ensued, forcing the Germans to retreat, alerting Poland to the impending invasion.Determined, Hitler rescheduled the attack for 1 September. To justify the invasion, German operatives staged a \"false flag\" attack on the Gleiwitz radio station on 31 August, broadcasting an anti-German message in Polish and leaving dead bodies—prisoners from Dachau—in Polish uniforms as evidence. This was part of Operation Himmler, a series of staged provocations.At dawn on 1 September, German tanks entered Poland. By 3 September, Britain and France declared war on Germany, marking the start of the Second World War. Hitler’s Attacks That Ignited WW2 explores these events through eyewitness accounts, documents, and photographs.","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58480208609615,"sku":"9781036150495","price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781036150495_1-hitlers-attacks-that-ignited-ww2.jpg?v=1786769047","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/hitler-s-attacks-that-ignited-ww2","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}