”ROMANIAN BRIDGEHEAD” AS A POLITICAL AND MILITARY CONCEPT IN SEPTEMBER 1939
”ROMANIAN BRIDGEHEAD” AS A POLITICAL AND MILITARY CONCEPT IN SEPTEMBER 1939
Author(s): Paweł GotowieckiSubject(s): Social Sciences, Military history, Political history, International relations/trade, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, Geopolitics
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: World War II; Polish-Romanian relations; Romanian bridgehead; Polish campaign;
Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the intention to group Polish troops on the so-called Romanian bridgehead, created during the Polish campaign of 1939. The author presents the geopolitical conditions for the Polish strategic concepts, including the special importance that Romanian diplomatic relations had, including the common border relevance for Poland’s defence. The article presents the assumptions and changes to the Polish operational plan, in which, along with hostilities’ progress, the importance of the intention to create a defensive redoubt based on the Romanian border grew. The author sums up the article by discussing the military significance of the Romanian bridgehead during the military operations at the beginning of World War II.
Journal: Bulletin of "Carol I" National Defence University (EN)
- Issue Year: 11/2022
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 9-15
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English