Germany declared war on Russia and France, on August 1st and 3rd respectively. Not sure what you mean by: > Why? Because Germany /didn't/ start the war. It jus

Germany declared war on Russia and France, on August 1st and 3rd respectively. Not sure what you mean by: > Why? Because Germany /didn't/ start the war. It just ended up as one of the losers. It also didn't blame Germany for starting the war but for the damage caused by German troops. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_231_of_the_Treaty_of_Versailles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_231_of_the_Treaty_of_V...