Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39
Poland '39

Poland '39

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In the early morning hours of September 1st, 1939, 1.5 million German troops and over 2700 tanks stood massed on the Polish border, poised to unleash a new and fearsome type of warfare: Blitzkrieg. At 04:47 on September 1st, the guns of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the Polish fortress at Westerplatte. Already the Luftwaffe had bombed Tczew and Wielun and German irregulars had seized mines and industrial targets in Silesia. The invasion was underway, and Europe was plunged into a darkness that would last for nearly six years.

Given the numerical and technical superiority of the Wehrmacht and the threat posed by the Red Army in the East, the Battle of Poland was, perhaps, a lost cause. The border defenses could not be held, the Polish army could not match the operational tempo set by Germans, and Poland had no answer to the Luftwaffe’s relentless bombardment of its cities. Nonetheless, the Polish soldier met the invader with utmost courage and tenacity. Polish infantrymen would turn back the armored onslaught at Mlawa and fight to the last round at Tomaszow Lubelski. Cavalrymen would deliver the Germans a bloody nose at Mokra. The air force, though outnumbered by more than 2:1 and technically outmatched, fought a skilled campaign and continued to make its presence felt deep into the battle. At Gdynia, sailors and civilian volunteers aided the army in a heroic nineteen-day defense. And on the Bzura River, the Polish army wiped out an entire German division in the largest Allied ground offensive prior to 1941. Even after defeat, Polish soldiers would continue the war from abroad where they would be known as "The First to Fight.”

Poland '39 includes 77 Scenarios – covering all sizes and situations, including a solo tutorial scenario plus specialized versions for both head to head play and vs. the computer AI.

The master map (956,565 hexes) covers all of Poland, Eastern Germany, Free City of Danzig, East Prussia, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Latvia, Soviet Union, Hungary, and Romania. This is the largest map published to date.

The order of battle file covers the Axis and Allied forces that participated in the campaign with other formations added in for hypothetical situations.

Order-of-Battle, Parameter Data and Scenario Editors which allow players to customize the game.

Sub-map feature allows the main map to be subdivided into smaller segments for custom scenario creation.

Design notes which cover or include the production of the game, campaign notes and sources the design team used to produce this simulation game.

Poland '39 provides multiple play options including play against the computer AI, Play by E-mail (PBEM), LAN & Internet "live" play as well as two player hot seat.

Fall Weiss, Short: September 1st - 16th, 1939

Fall Weiss, Long: September 1st - October 5th, 1939

Piotrkow Trybunalski: September 4th, 1939

Gydnia: September 8th, 1939

Bzura: September 9th, 1939

Warszawa: September 9th, 1939

Brzesc: September 14th, 1939

Lwow: September 12th, 1939

Tomaszow Lubelski: September 18th, 1939

Warszawa: September 25th, 1939

Version 4.05.2 - 328 MB download

System Requirements
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 or 11
Processor: 1 GHz
Disk Space: 1 GB
Memory: 1 GB
Video Memory: 512 MB

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