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It's hard for a newbie to understand the game mechanics. Poland can be crushed quite easily if you know what to do.
First: there is the Axis setup. Always setup your tactical factor bombers within range of both Lodz and Warsaw. Put at least three good corps which can move at least 4 hexes and von Rundstedt with artillery in East Prussia direct at the border with Poland so that they can move east of Warsaw. The Eng I also put in East Prussia, since that unit can give you better odds when attacking a city and crossing a river from the second impulse of the game.
Get a second 4-5 corps force with HQ to attack along the Berlin - Lodz railroad
And a third force needs to be placed to attack the area around the two resource points in the South Western part of Poland. 5-6 corps will do with a HQ to.
A fast division is put in the North to overrun the Polish Navy.
Whatever the Polish setup will be, you are now in a position to attack at will. There is simply no way, the Polish forces can put up a reasonable defense, because they will be attacked from three different angles: North, West and Southwest.
Whatever you do, if there are two corps sized units in Lodz and/or Warsaw: ground strike them in the first impulse. Also: ground strike the Polish HQ. Don't ever ground strike a Polish unit if it is sitting alone in a hex (except the HQ).
From that moment on, the Polish are toast. You simply mop up their defenses. One unit in a hex is not enough to stop you and you should be able to get +12 or more quite easily on those. It's a question of calculating your odds on every hex where there are Polish units. Every attack giving a +12 or more should be made in the first impulse. And if you can get such odds on either Lodz or Warsaw in the first impulse, those attacks gets the priority (but that's usually pretty difficult).
If you don't get a result on the ground strike of the Polish HQ, reorganize the best bomber you have since Rydz will reorganise some units in Warsaw or Lodz if he can. The ART should now be adjacent to both Lodz and Warsaw and can be use to grounds strike in the second Axis impulse.
The second Axis impulse is when you hope for good weather to continue. If it does, you are facing only Lodz and Warsaw to take on, and if you surround those hexes, you should be able to get reasonably good odds to attack both of them too. If it rains, you simply go for Lodz in this impulse and Warsaw the next one. And if the storm is blowing, well, you are unlucky and follow the golden rule of World in Flames: "if you can't handle the worst combat result possible don't attack".
Sounds simple, doesn't it...
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