The propaganda also had some negative consequences for the Polish troops themselves, whose communications, disrupted by German mobile units operating in the rear and civilians blocking roads, were further thrown into chaos by bizarre reports from Polish radio stations and newspapers, which often reported imaginary victories and other military operations.
Propagandaen havde også negative følger for de polske tropper, hvis kommunikationslinier var blevet ødelagt af mobile tyske enheder i baglandet og civile, som blokerede vejene, blev yderligere kastet ud i kaos af bizarre rapporter fra polske radiostationer og aviser, som ofte berettede om imaginære sejre og andre militære operationer.