Chapter 37: The Doom of Poland (1)
On September 1, 1939, the German Wehrmacht mobilized an army of 1.5 million to invade Poland like a horde of ravenous beasts. Poland, which had to face this onslaught, had a force of 1.75 million, including active and reserve troops, but it was not at a level to withstand the offensive of the modernized German army and their merciless tactics.
"Too slow. Too slow. What you're seeing is the afterimage of our army as we blaze past you!"
Of course, it wasn't true that the German army was an invincible mobile unit consisting of fully motorized troops despite their boastful propaganda.
Most of the German army had to rely on horse-drawn carriages or walk on their own feet, not vehicles like primitive savages.
The real driving force behind the German army's blitzkrieg1 was not the tanks or planes featured in propaganda, but stimulants like methamphetamine that allowed them to walk for 48 hours without sleep like drug-crazed zombies.
There was a high risk of turning soldiers into drug addicts after the war, but in fact, no one cared about such problems in their pursuit of victory.
"What? Does it make them walk for 48 hours without sleep? Make sure to feed it to the soldiers and keep them hooked. Feed them twice the usual dose."
Rather, they were eager to use more stimulants if they knew of their existence to push their troops beyond human limits.
While the German army waged a blitzkrieg with the help of drugs coursing through their veins, the Polish army was busy struggling in a swamp of despair and hopelessness.