You see to continuously make claims that you can pinpoint who started the war - in one paragraph! I think you are very naive in that sense, as you keep only pointing out what concerns you only (MY COUNTRY).
The war didn't start by Hitler in sept 39 some say, but in 37 when JApan invaded or when Anschluss happened. You seem to give Allies a Pass on germany in the 30s but I think it was exactly the reason why Hitler BLUFFED them into believeing he had an army to crush them all.
Make no mistake about it - had the Germans started a war 3 years later as advised and only on 1 front - there could have been a VERY different story.
Also, the war in Finland was what convinced Hitler to attack USSR and Hitler's believe after that war that USSR was very weak militarily was his downfall, as he was never going to win a war on 2 fronts. Had he pressed on battle of Britain, and who knows what the result would have been. IT's all very interdependent. If you can only view it from your very strong unti USSR view than the debate becomes nothing more than an argument on who's right and who's wrong. Many many historians say that the events like Munich conference was the reason why Hitler thought it was OK to attack as he felt he'd get away.
He got away in Slovakia.
He got away in Austria.
Only in Poland he didn't get away. From that sequence of events, it looks like the war began a bit sooner than Sept 3rd.
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