As Arthur had predicted, after declaring war on the Polish Government, Germany quickly launched a nationwide mobilization.
At present, the German Army had only 600,000 troops in total, so winning this war would still be extremely difficult.
Under the planning of the German Army Command, Germany formulated a detailed mobilization policy, planning to raise the German Army's strength to around 1.5 million.
Although the Poles did not receive news of the war until several hours later, the Polish Government refused to be outdone. That very day, it issued a nationwide mobilization order, with the number of troops to be conscripted expected to reach a terrifying 2.25 million.
Compared with the Spanish Civil War, in which the total forces mobilized by both sides had barely approached one million after more than a year of fighting, the newly begun German-Polish War was expected to involve nearly four million troops.
Clearly, this was a large-scale war in the truest sense.
Beginning on November 16, 1935, the war between Germany and Poland instantly became the hottest news in Europe, attracting the attention of the vast majority of European countries and their populations.
That same day, France announced a partial mobilization in its eastern regions and lodged a strong protest with the German Government.
During interviews with domestic and foreign media, President Albert angrily condemned the German Government for betraying the treaty it had previously signed. They were treacherous and cunning warmongers, the chief culprits behind the war, and sinners against the people of Europe.
The reason President Albert was so furious was that Germany's rapid declaration of war on Poland had clearly ignored the treaty signed just a few months earlier.
During that period, the entire French Government, including President Albert, had been constantly publicizing the peaceful era this treaty would bring to France