The 720 Who Stood Against 40,000: Poland's Last Stand

🇵🇱 FOR 3 DAYS, 720 MEN TOLD HITLER'S WAR MACHINE "NO." 🇵🇱 In 1939, the German Blitzkrieg was an unstoppable force, crushing entire nations in weeks. But at a tiny Polish defensive line called Wizna, the Wehrmacht met a wall of pure, unbreakable will.

This is the story of Captain Władysław Raginis and his 720 Polish soldiers who swore an oath to defend their bunkers to the death. For three days, they held back 42,000 German soldiers, 350 tanks, and relentless air and artillery bombardments. This was the real-life "300"—the battle history calls The Polish Thermopylae.

On this episode of Pastpulse, we break down one of the most heroic, desperate last stands in military history.

WE'RE CHRONICING THE SACRIFICE:

⚔️ The Impossible Odds: How a handful of bunkers and a few hundred men stood in the path of an entire German Army Corps.

💀 The Oath of Raginis: The story of the Polish commander who swore he would leave his command bunker only dead, creating a symbol of resistance that echoes through history.

🛡️ A Delay That Changed Everything: How their heroic sacrifice stalled the German advance, buying precious time for other Polish units to regroup and for the Allies to mobilize.

🎶 The Metal Tribute: How the band Sabaton immortalized them in their hit song "40:1," named for the insane odds the Poles faced.

This isn't just a battle. It's a lesson in the power of human courage against overwhelming, mechanized evil. It's a story that deserves to be remembered.

This is the kind of history that defines heroism. If you believe their sacrifice should never be forgotten, SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON & SUBSCRIBE to Pastpulse!

Would you have had the courage to make that stand? What other last stands in history compare to Wizna? HONOR THEIR MEMORY IN THE COMMENTS BELOW. 👇