The actual, official ratio for the battle in question, was closer to 66:1, not 40:1.
They really were screwed from the start, and as was stated in the song, "A war unknown to the world
No warning they entered that land". We think now about WW2 and how it was a huge deal that everyone knew about it... except, at the very start, the first few attacks, either no one knew, or thought it was "someone else's problem".
Despite it being such a one sided battle though, they really did give it their all though. Was this true bravery, or simple desperation in the knowledge that it would essentially mean their extermination and all that they knew and cherished would be gone? One could argue, they are one and the same anyways.
Point still stands though, a small group fought against odds which would have made many people flee in terror or just give up, and while it was a foregone conclusion they weren't going to win... they did make a much larger dent in the enemy forces than they had any right to with being that badly outnumbered.
This plays out in history, from time to time, such as the battle which the movie and comic "300" is based on, or the war of 1812, among other examples.
Sometimes, it's worth standing in the face of the impossible tide and taking it anyway. Sometimes, you even win.
Unfortunately for the Polish, in this case, they didn't.
It's still a fitting tribute to those who gave up their lives for whot they believed in and cherished.
The actual, official ratio for the battle in question, was closer to 66:1, not 40:1.
They really were screwed from the start, and as was stated in the song, "A war unknown to the world No warning they entered that land". We think now about WW2 and how it was a huge deal that everyone knew about it... except, at the very start, the first few attacks, either no one knew, or thought it was "someone else's problem".
Despite it being such a one sided battle though, they really did give it their all though. Was this true bravery, or simple desperation in the knowledge that it would essentially mean their extermination and all that they knew and cherished would be gone? One could argue, they are one and the same anyways.
Point still stands though, a small group fought against odds which would have made many people flee in terror or just give up, and while it was a foregone conclusion they weren't going to win... they did make a much larger dent in the enemy forces than they had any right to with being that badly outnumbered.
This plays out in history, from time to time, such as the battle which the movie and comic "300" is based on, or the war of 1812, among other examples.
Sometimes, it's worth standing in the face of the impossible tide and taking it anyway. Sometimes, you even win.
Unfortunately for the Polish, in this case, they didn't.
It's still a fitting tribute to those who gave up their lives for whot they believed in and cherished.
@Katsuni Pretty good analysis with evidence and examples to support claims. I give it an A-
@Katsuni Pretty good analysis with evidence and examples to support claims. I give it an A-