I have studied World War II quite a bit. I always thought Germany Declared war on England first. This is basic stuff.
It SHOULD be basic stuff, but is not.
Germany NEVER declared war on England or France -- all the way to the end.
The only country Germany declared war on was the United States, and that was after the United States declared war on Germany.
Hitler tried to make peace with England and France during the entirety of the war.
Regarding the invasion of Poland, you have been lied to about that, as well.
Following WW1, parts of Germany were taken away. A western slice was given to France. A southern slice was given to Czechoslovakia. An eastern chunk was given to Poland.
Hitler was taking back what had been stolen from Germany, but only those areas where the people living there (who were ethnic Germans, not French, Czech, or Poles) wanted to reunite with Germany.
In Poland, the jews who were running it were robbing, beating, raping, torturing, and murdering ethnic Germans who had lived there for decades (at least), but were now suddenly under Polish rule, due to the Treaty of Versaille.
The Germans living there were treated brutally, and Hitler wanted to put a stop to it. He asked 23 countries to support him in a diplomatic solution, including England and France.
Everyone ignored him, so he finally put a stop to it himself by sending in his military.
That was what England used as justification to declare war on Germany. Churchill set him up by encouraging the brutality of the German people.
Watch this video, straight from Hitler's own words in his speeches (with English subtitles). This is a part of history you were never told:
Following WW1, parts of Germany were taken away. ... An eastern chunk was given to Poland.
You’re missing an important fact that taken away … given to Poland actually means: returned back to Poland after dozens of years of Germany occupying these territories that (originally belonged to Poland) and were taken away by Germany during the Patritions of Poland to the level that Poland disappeared from the map for a long time. Only the determination of generations of Polish people allowed Poland to rise again in 1918 when Polish people simply took their country back:
Well, the whole region of today's Germany, Poland, and central Europe, was for hundreds of years, made up of 200-300 little kingdoms.
Over time, they consolidated, eventually forming large kingdoms, then more modern "states."
The point for Hitler was that the territory that had been part of Germany, which had become part of Poland after WW1, was made up of 90% ethnic Germans, and they were being massacred by the Poles (read: Bolshevik jews).
His purpose for going into Poland was to put a stop to the atrocities, after asking other world leaders to help, but getting no response.
They’ve tried for almost 100 years and yet after 5 generations people were able to speak Polish, beat the occupying forces and take the country back. I can’t believe you think 10% would do it after 5 generations of slavery.
… going into Poland was to put a stop to the atrocities
There were no atrocities. The proper name to describe what happened is: sabotage and false flag run by organised groups of Germans to give Hittler a pretext for future aggression.
Just think about the logistics of it. Could Hitler just respond to “atrocities” and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers ready on the border the day he got “angry”? It took months to prepare, move the soldiers, tanks, ships.
One could lump them all together and call it "Germany," but that would not be entirely accurate.
I read about "tribes" in Poland, so I don't know if they had something similar or if it was one big territory.
But this is all BESIDE THE POINT of why Hitler went into Poland.
There were no atrocities. The proper name to describe what happened is: sabotage and false flag run by organised groups of Germans to give Hittler a pretext for future aggression.
In Hitler's own words, with graphic evidence, for why he went into Poland:
Just think about the logistics of it. Could Hitler just respond to “atrocities” and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers ready on the border the day he got “angry”? It took months to prepare, move the soldiers, tanks, ships.
It did take months. It all started in May and he went in in September.
He asked Stalin for help.
If I remember right, he asked 23 countries, including England, France, and the US -- meaning, they all knew what was going on and why he ultimately went into Poland. They were just waiting for him to move in, so they could justify war.
People can watch the link I posted -- speeches in Hitler's own words, along with the responses by England and Poland.
Or ... they can rely on your Wikipedia links. Good luck with that!
It SHOULD be basic stuff, but is not.
Germany NEVER declared war on England or France -- all the way to the end.
The only country Germany declared war on was the United States, and that was after the United States declared war on Germany.
Hitler tried to make peace with England and France during the entirety of the war.
Regarding the invasion of Poland, you have been lied to about that, as well.
Following WW1, parts of Germany were taken away. A western slice was given to France. A southern slice was given to Czechoslovakia. An eastern chunk was given to Poland.
Hitler was taking back what had been stolen from Germany, but only those areas where the people living there (who were ethnic Germans, not French, Czech, or Poles) wanted to reunite with Germany.
In Poland, the jews who were running it were robbing, beating, raping, torturing, and murdering ethnic Germans who had lived there for decades (at least), but were now suddenly under Polish rule, due to the Treaty of Versaille.
The Germans living there were treated brutally, and Hitler wanted to put a stop to it. He asked 23 countries to support him in a diplomatic solution, including England and France.
Everyone ignored him, so he finally put a stop to it himself by sending in his military.
That was what England used as justification to declare war on Germany. Churchill set him up by encouraging the brutality of the German people.
Watch this video, straight from Hitler's own words in his speeches (with English subtitles). This is a part of history you were never told:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/GvJVRJdPi9K8
You’re missing an important fact that taken away … given to Poland actually means: returned back to Poland after dozens of years of Germany occupying these territories that (originally belonged to Poland) and were taken away by Germany during the Patritions of Poland to the level that Poland disappeared from the map for a long time. Only the determination of generations of Polish people allowed Poland to rise again in 1918 when Polish people simply took their country back:
Well, the whole region of today's Germany, Poland, and central Europe, was for hundreds of years, made up of 200-300 little kingdoms.
Over time, they consolidated, eventually forming large kingdoms, then more modern "states."
The point for Hitler was that the territory that had been part of Germany, which had become part of Poland after WW1, was made up of 90% ethnic Germans, and they were being massacred by the Poles (read: Bolshevik jews).
His purpose for going into Poland was to put a stop to the atrocities, after asking other world leaders to help, but getting no response.
What other choice did he have?
Most of it isn’t correct either. Let me give you the facts:
Poland exists as a country from AD 966 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Poland#Baptism
You can see the territory on the map here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I#Acquisitions_in_the_east
No 200-300 kingdoms.
The map looks very close to the one recovered in 1918 after WW1.
The proportion was exactly the opposite. After the last Partition and land takeover Germans were trying to Germanise all Poles, starting from schools.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanisation_of_Poles_during_the_Partitions
They’ve tried for almost 100 years and yet after 5 generations people were able to speak Polish, beat the occupying forces and take the country back. I can’t believe you think 10% would do it after 5 generations of slavery.
There were no atrocities. The proper name to describe what happened is: sabotage and false flag run by organised groups of Germans to give Hittler a pretext for future aggression.
Just think about the logistics of it. Could Hitler just respond to “atrocities” and have hundreds of thousands of soldiers ready on the border the day he got “angry”? It took months to prepare, move the soldiers, tanks, ships.
He asked Stalin for help. Later it was determined that it’s been agreed between Germany and Soviets to divide the territory of Poland again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact
It was Poland who was trying to prevent the war and seeking help, e.g. from UK. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Polish_alliance
A lot of modern modern "historians" and those who create historical maps seem to lump together a lot of things.
Here is a map of many kingdoms of Germany, as an example:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2142083443567827736/57C2E60E1CE468E3A379F407B0BBCC13E4D6D39E/?imw=512&&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false
One could lump them all together and call it "Germany," but that would not be entirely accurate.
I read about "tribes" in Poland, so I don't know if they had something similar or if it was one big territory.
But this is all BESIDE THE POINT of why Hitler went into Poland.
In Hitler's own words, with graphic evidence, for why he went into Poland:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/GvJVRJdPi9K8
It did take months. It all started in May and he went in in September.
If I remember right, he asked 23 countries, including England, France, and the US -- meaning, they all knew what was going on and why he ultimately went into Poland. They were just waiting for him to move in, so they could justify war.
People can watch the link I posted -- speeches in Hitler's own words, along with the responses by England and Poland.
Or ... they can rely on your Wikipedia links. Good luck with that!