Was there a strategic reason for Britain and France in promising Poland military aid during WW2?

Question

And which other countries did them offer too?

Answer 1

If you mean why did they declare war on Germany once Poland was invaded in Sept 1939, Poland was a ally and Britain, France honored their treaty. Why they did not actually take any action, the country was completely overrun before France and Britain were even able to mobilize.
The Polish government operated in exile in London throughout the war. There was Polish units operating in the RAF. Poland also had army units that operated alongside the allies, in fact, it was Polish troops that finally took Monte Cassino.
After Germany attacked the Soviet Union, Stalin released the Polish troops being held in Russian POW camps for them to fight alongside Russian troops.
Inside Poland, the Polish Home Army operated through the entire war. It does not get mentioned in American history books as much as the French Resistance, but it was larger and more organized.
Organized resistance groups operated in all of the occupied countries, Poland, France, Belgium, Holland, Yugoslavia, ect.
The Allies gave continuous assistance to these groups so they can information about German troop strength and movements, and more famously, assist downed pilots or escaped POW s evade capture.

Answer 2

Cowboydoc, Poland had been defeated for 9 months when dunkirk happened.

Poland should not be considered a minor country in pre-war Europe. It had a standing army every bit as large and effective as that of Germany, England or France. It didn't have time to mobilize like the other powers did, which led to it's quick demise. It wasn't so much a case of England and France offering military aid as it was a mutual support pact. The idea -- even the very existence of Poland after WWI, was to encircle a potentially resurgent Germany.

Answer 3

England was licking it's own wounds after the battle of Dunkirk and the bombing of their cities and France had already fallen. America had turned it's back on Europe but, was taking a hard look at what was going on by now, so Poland was "left out in the cold" you might say" the little country fought on bravely against the German war machine and was beaten back badly and paid dearly for it by having it's cities razed, it's people put in concentration camps and generally crucified for fighting back.
My own relatives disappeared, an Uncle, Aunt and three cousins, never to be seen again.

Answer 4

Poland had been given guarantees of security by the UK and France. These became ineffectual when The Soviet Union had stated that they would offer no resistance to Germany's advance into Poland. This led to the UK and France declaring war on Germany.

Answer 5

the French had already tried that against Gemany on the beginning up of the 1st worldwide conflict. French forces invaded German territory by using alsace-lorraine however the attack grew to become into halted, the Germans had predicted it and the Germans have been greater ideal knowledgeable and greater ideal geared up than the French. whilst the British tried it DID artwork....for slightly. that they had greater ideal rifles and practise than the Germans and beat them quite a few cases till they lost momentum and trench conflict began. those styles of plan for a huge invasion, a speedy knockout, had crippled the two the allies and valuable powers interior the 1st worldwide conflict, neither component had to repeat the comparable element. this is achievable that the French and British theory they might win by ability of scuffling with greater defensively this time, of course underestimaing blitzkrieg. yet another element is that neither France or Britain had the technologies or numbers of the German military. those 23 German divisions have been area of the perfect conflict gadget Europe had ever seen. that they had progressed tanks, planes and weapons as nicely as wonderful practise and have been waiting for conflict, through defeat of Poland they have been additionally bloated on victory and morale grew to become into intense. evaluate that to the allied armies. Their tanks have been few and slightly crap, their weapons have been the two previous or unreliable and their planes, in the beginning up, have been inferior. those armies have been additionally truly clean, fairly the British military, that they had various registered infantrymen yet fairly lots had'nt been knowledgeable through fast strengthen of the army after the Munich contract, comparable case in France. additionally they only weren't waiting, or suitable organised yet, whilst they did attack it grew to become into on the suitable incorrect 2d, the two lots too early and an eternity too late. German armies have been nicely located to cut up up the British and French and theey had to the two retreat or danger dropping the conflict.

Answer 6

My guess is that they were trying to stand up to Germany and look bold to the other allies.

Answer 7

To make the germans fight on two fronts.