Books about Luftwaffe and air war by Olaf Gröhler

[Marius]

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Germany was in hurry to finish the campaign and was also in hurry to get Warsaw. 


Yes, but nevertheless Germany was waiting several days for the surrender of Warsaw, without bombing it. So we could see this as a "trial of human attitude".

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Also, it seems you overestimate Luftwaffe abilities, as IIRC, on 17.09 raids on Warsaw were cancelled and all the efforts directed toward tactical targets. 


On 17.9. should have appear Polish parlementaires, but they didn`t. Cancelling all Luftwaffe attacks against Warsaw on this day was a personal decision of Hitler. Bombing of Warsaw wouldn`t have been a problem, because several bomb groups (Kampfgeschwader) were ready for this action, for example KG 3. And see, the heavy bombing was carried out on the 25th (!!), not earlier.
In spite of Russian aggression on the 17th and the whole desperately operational situation of Polish troops the Polish decision not to surrender in Warsaw was totally foolish.

Marius