Recently came across a website that stated that the Polish, in the September 1939 Campaign, inflicted heavier losses on the Germans then was inflicted in the Battle for France. Can anyone say if this is true and what the German losses, in each campaign were? Personnel, tanks, planes etc. Marek
(marek_pk @ Oct 25 2005, 09:34 PM) [post=40610]Recently came across a website that stated that the Polish, in the September 1939 Campaign, inflicted heavier losses on the Germans then was inflicted in the Battle for France. Can anyone say if this is true and what the German losses, in each campaign were? Personnel, tanks, planes etc. Marek [/b] Hope this helps! These could be from a similar site however they should be close! The Battle of France Conflict World War II Date May 10, 1940 - June 22, 1940 Place France Result Decisive German victory Combatants Allies (France, Britain, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands).............Germany, Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin,................................................................Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Maxime Weygand (French)...................................................Fedor von Bock (Army Group images/smilies/default/cool.gif Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force)..................................Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) Strength 141 divisions ..........144 divisions 7,378 guns ..........13,974 guns 2,445 tanks ..........3,384 tanks 5,446 aircraft ..........3,099 aircraft Total: 3,350,000 men .......Total: 2,862,000 men Casualties 401,000 dead or wounded ...........27,000 dead, 1,900,000 French captured ............110,000 wounded, 18,000 missing POLAND.............................................................................Germany, Slovakia, Soviets Edward Rydz-Śmigły Fedor von Bock (Army Group North) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades ....56 divisions, 4 brigades 1,000,000 Soldiers ....1,800,000 4,300 guns ....10,000 guns 880 tanks ....2,700 tanks 400 aircraft ....1,300 aircraft 66,000 dead ....16,343 dead 133,700 wounded ....27,280 wounded
Approximate losses in Polish Campaign according to a polish historian P. P. Wieczorkiewicz: Poland vs. Germany Poles: 70 000 killed (over 67 000 people were identified) 133 000 wounded about 420 000 POWs (10 000 were murdered or died in prison camps) 4 generals were killed in combat losses of Polish civilians amounted to 150.000 Germans: over 16 000 killed and about 500 missed about 30 000 wounded one one German general was killed in combat Poland vs. Soviet Union (Polish High Command tried to prevent from fighting with Soviets and most of forces withdrew or surrendered) Poles: 6 000 - 7 000 killed and murdered over 500 000 "POWs" (in fact, only 250 000 were soldiers - many of them didn't survived till 1941) One general was murdered. Soviets: about 2 500 - 3 000 killed About 80 000 Polish soldiers escaped to neutral countries like Romania and Hungary. 674 German tanks, 319 armored vehicles and 521 planes were destroyed or heavily damaged. Krigsmarine lost one vessel. Red Army lost about 150 tanks and armored vehicles and several planes.