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> they gave him a pass on Poland Um, the invasion of Poland was what caused England to declare war, and ask France to do the same.
by bluejekyll 10y ago
> they gave him a pass on Poland
Um, the invasion of Poland was what caused England to declare war, and ask France to do the same.
- CPLX 10y agoPresumably he's thinking of Czechoslovakia?
- aries1980 10y ago…and the CCCP?
- krzyk 10y agoAnd that was it, just declaration, no armies attacked Germany when he was invading Poland.
- cloudjacker 10y agoIs that accurate? My understanding was that the invasion of poland coincided with readiness to respond to a countermeasure by England. And that England called it war pretty much immediately and started mobilizing right then. Seeing all the treaties that don't get enforced, I'm led to believe that England didn't have to attack.
- dkns 10y agoYes, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoney_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoney_War
- bluejekyll 10y agoThe invasion of Poland was over in weeks, it took England a while to mobilize troops, and what they did to reinforce France were inadequately positioned to then repel the invasion of France. Remember that England and France thought it would be crazy for another war after WWI that Germany really wouldn't invade Poland. And likewise, Germany/Hitler were surprised that England and France really did draw a line at Poland.