Hitler invaded Poland on 1 st September 1939. His aim: to destroy Poland and its people for whom he held an intense hatred and considered 'subhuman'. Stalin invaded Poland on 17 th September 1939. His aim: to deport the 'bourgeoise' to the frozen plains of Siberia. His hatred for them based on class. The response from General Wladyslaw Anders, Polish Commander, to the Polish nation in 1941: 'We are comrades in life and death, we shall conquer together or we shall die together.' In Hurricanes of Polish Fury , read how his countrymen in the army, the navy, air force, and Armia Krajowa, responded.