September 2, 1939

Failure of a last-minute effort by Mussolini to find apeaceful solution of the German-Polish conflict. German troops capture the Jablunka pass in the Tatra mountains. Fighting continued for thestrategic island of Westerplatte at the mouth of the Vistula River. A massive attack was launched by 60 Stuka divebombers of the II and III Stukageschwader Immelmann directed atcrushing the island garrison. The air assault was not directly followedup by a German attack from the ground, and the Poles were able toreorganize their defense.