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I think the threat to coal supplies from Poland was a significant factor (but not main motive) in Britain declaring war with Germany in 1939, but I can't find a
by throwaway049 10y ago
I think the threat to coal supplies from Poland was a significant factor (but not main motive) in Britain declaring war with Germany in 1939, but I can't find a reference to back this up.
- daemin 10y agoWell the Silesian region was a major (coal) mining centre in Poland, both before and after the war.
- arethuza 10y agoI've never heard that mentioned as a factor in the events leading up to WW2 and this graph suggests that the UK didn't even start importing coal in any quantities until the 1970s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom#/media/File:UK_Coal_Production.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_King...