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Originally Posted by Raptor1
Because obviously if he was so opposed to a world war the most sensible thing to do was to invade neutral countries like Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union...
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You are kidding, right ?
Hitler wanted to go for Russia all the time, this is why Poland had to be overrun - b.t.w. with the help of England's later ally, Mr. Stalin (who was not so shy in killing millions of civilians and jews himself). Since Poland was divided, between Hitler and Stalin, England (and France) declared war to Germany because of this,
but not to Russia. Astonishing, isn't it.
So England had declared war to Germany along with France, after the invasion of Poland, because of the treaties undersigned. But France and England did not do anything to help Poland, they were not able to, in this so-called phony war.
FInally, to evade a trench situation like in WW1 Hitler then used the Blitzkrieg tactics to go for France right away - while overrunning Belgium and the Netherlands - strategically right but tactically impossible as his own generals said - but he succeeded. And his own generals were just muzzled, by their Fuehrer's victories.
Norway was invaded because England had exactly this in mind, to get the iron mines and steel factories, only Germany was a tad faster.
England AND Germany had been good trade partners to Norway, but it would not have liked either invasion for sure.
Hitler sure was an unsympathetic lunatic, but i would place Stalin not very far from him.
Greetings,
Catfish