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Old 01-13-16, 09:22 AM   #278
Fahnenbohn
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It would have required one between Germany and Poland, though, and it's Germany who unilaterally made the demands and the decision to invade.
Because Poland was responsible of maintaining this injustice. Thus war was legitimate.

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Of course it was in case of invasion only. It was signed under the assumption that the invasion would have taken place. The German army was already under orders to launch the operation when it was signed.
Yes, because there was no hope to do elsewhere. All negociations were refused, and even considered as a war declaration by Poland !

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How reasonable the proposal was is irrelevant, because it wasn't a proposal at all. It was delivered under conditions that would not have allowed it to be signed. The Germans demanded (from the British ambassador in Berlin) that the Polish send a negotiator with full powers to Berlin within a single day.
Hey ! Germany tried to negociate since 1937 ! NOW, it was Poland who had to prove her peace desire ! Only Poland could still prevent the invasion, the timer had started. Hitler had already been enough patient.

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Hitler wanted a pretext to invade Poland.
I think I've given sufficent evidence to prove the contrary. No wait, I have yet many other things to say in fact ! Wait for the next posts !

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That is also why deception operations like the attack on the Gleiwitz radio tower took place.
I think that this fake was destinated only to the public opinion. Time of information, so time of propaganda !
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