| In Poland... The German 4th Panzer Division, part
of the German 16th Panzer Corps, mounts an attack in the southeast suburbs of Warsaw but is beaten off. The German command believes that almost all the Polish forces have retired east of the Vistula
River but in fact
fresh units from the Poznan Army and part of the Pomorze
Army have joined together around Kutno. About 10 Polish divisions are
assembling in this area under the command of General Tadeusz Kutrzeba. They now begin a counterattack over the Bzura
River against the German 8th Army. The battles which follow will be the hardest fought of the campaign.
Initially, the Poles gain some success.
On the Western Front... French troops advance into the Warndt
Forest across the German border and occupy 3 square miles of German
territory. The action is widely viewed as having more propaganda than
military purpose since the region, referred to by the French as
"occupied Germany," is deserted, heavily mined and
booby-trapped.
In France... The last of 13 RAF squadrons arrives in move
begun on September 4th to strengthen the British Expeditionary Force.
From Moscow... Molotov prematurely congratulates the Germany
for the "entry of German troops into Warsaw" and promises
Soviet intervention "within the next few days."
From Berlin... Goring threatens reprisals against Britain if
the RAF bombs Germany and boasts that Berlin will never be subjected to
enemy aerial attack. He says that "the Polish Army will never
emerge again from the German embrace." Ribbentrop invites the
Soviets to advance to their new common frontier, the Narew, Vistula and
San rivers (the Bug and Pissa would eventually replace the Vistula to
avoid a divided Warsaw.
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