Before World War II, why did Poland dare to say "Germany perished in three days"?

Poland is really a humble country in Europe, with many powerful countries. This country has always maintained the sixth level in Europe in terms of land area, population and even the number of troops. It seems that Poland is like an honest student in the class, unwilling to get ahead or be at the bottom, and has always maintained a moderate level.

However, in the eyes of Europeans, Poland is known as the "foot-binding cloth of Europe" and is squeezed out by neighboring countries everywhere. History is also the object of long-term bullying. /kloc-In the late 8th century, Poland was divided between Opus and Austria three times. Later, with the support of Napoleon, Poland briefly restored the country. But after Napoleon's defeat, Poland was divided between Russia and Austria. Finally, it succeeded in independence again after World War I, but it was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. Poland's national luck can really be called a tragedy. The reason why Poland was occupied by other countries for a long time is actually related to itself.

192 1 year, Poland, which just became independent, began to feel lonely. Being bullied by the Soviet Union for a long time, Poland has always held a grudge against the Soviet Union. At that time, the Soviet Union and Russia had just experienced revolution, and the civil war continued. Poland took the opportunity to send troops to intervene by force. They marched in a hurry and marched all the way. It took only a short time to break into Kiev. After the Soviet Union changed its mind, the Poles began to retreat, and even Warsaw was surrounded by Soviet troops.

The irretrievable Poles finally came to power. In the battle of Warsaw, Polish soldiers were unstoppable and won several victories in succession, which once saved the war. Finally, with the intervention of the international community, Soviet Russia was forced to make peace with Poland. Afterwards, both countries claimed to have won. After this battle, Poland began to have an illusion that we are a powerful country and we can wrestle with it.

In fact, several countries that bullied Poland all the year round were indeed in a state of decline. Coupled with the turmoil of the Soviet-Russian internal revolution, after World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire directly disintegrated. Germany suffered heavy losses and began to be carved up by the victorious countries. Even Poland snatched a Danzig corridor from Germany and abruptly split Germany into two unconnected lands. Therefore, in a sense, it is not wrong for Poland to consider itself a powerful country when all neighboring countries are beginning to recuperate.

In addition to thinking that it can fight hard, Poland has also formed alliances with traditional powers such as Britain and France. In their view, according to the Treaty of Versailles, just taking away a Danzig corridor in Germany is already a kindness to Germany. It is almost impossible for Germany to recover its land in recent decades. Once Germany dares to attack Poland, France, the western ally with the most powerful army, will not sit idly by. In this way, Germany will be attacked by France and Poland, and defeat is inevitable.

So around 1922, Eduard Reitz-Migueli, commander of the Polish Army who made great achievements in the Warsaw Campaign, once said, "Once there is a war between Poland and Germany, Germany will be inevitable, and the Poles will occupy Germany within three days." If this sentence was put in World War II, it would be absolutely shocking. But from the background at that time, Edward Rez-Migueli didn't brag.

As we all know, Germany attacked Poland in 1939. Poland was wiped out in a month. It is worth mentioning that this Edward Rez-Smigli was the commander-in-chief of the Polish army at the beginning of World War II. (Reference:

History of Poland and History of World War II)