Experience has proven that morale significantly affects the combat effectiveness of a military force.
Although the Polish Army bravely resisted the German Army in the early stages, when they learned that support from the rear was obstructed, morale within the Polish forces fluctuated wildly.
The greatest impact of this was that the Polish Soldiers, when facing the German forces, no longer possessed the determination to win at all costs or the courage to fight fearlessly unto death.
"Fortune favors the bold in a narrow path," and Richard Burke's fifth Infantry Regiment quickly defeated the Polish forces in combat and successfully captured the Polish eighth Infantry Regiment's position before nightfall.
The position of the Polish eighth Infantry Regiment was very important. After the position was overrun, the entire 35th Division's line was torn open with a massive gap, awaiting the entrance of the German forces at any moment.
