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vasacyesterday at 8:22 PM4 repliesview on HN

Yes, the previous time they were getting ready it was because those pesky Poles being an inch away from invading the Third Reich.


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pfannkuchenyesterday at 10:25 PM

I thought it was those pesky Poles refusing to provide a German land corridor to enable intra-territorial transit between Germany and Germany’s exclave East Prussia. That and ethnic Germans allegedly being harassed in Poland.

First one is definitely true and isn’t emphasized much and tbh I feel like that demand wasn’t unreasonable. Shipping people and things and providing defense would be a lot harder to an exclave than to contiguous territory. They did seriously overreact by invading, of course, and it seems like Mr H had some serious temperamental issues.

Second one I’ve never researched enough to know if it’s true or German propaganda.

I don’t recall the Germans ever claiming that Poland was about to invade them? Maybe I missed it.

svemeyesterday at 8:43 PM

Are you implying that this is Germany getting ready to invade Poland?

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RandomLensmanyesterday at 8:30 PM

Cold war didn't happen (yes, USSR, not Russia)?

t23414321today at 4:09 AM

WTF ? alternative history and DARVO ? ('pesky'?? - he must be russian)