Who Started World War II?

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Unless I've missed something completely, no actual negotiations were attempted by Germany. Germany asked for the annexation of Danzig and the construction of the extraterritorial Berlin-Königsberg highway and railway for a few months in late 1938 and early 1939, then demanded it outright.

No. Since 1937, there were talks between Germany and Poland on the matter.

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Danzig was seen by the Polish as important to its access to the Baltic sea at the time, for reasons I've already outlined earlier.

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Meanwhile, the annexation of Danzig and the construction of a road going through the Polish Corridor were so completely irrelevant to Germany's vital interests...

First, Germany didn't want to annexe the corridor. Second, Danzig has always been a german city. Third, the communication with East Prussia was as important for the Reich, as the communication with the sea for Poland.

Originally Posted by Raptor1

The evidence says otherwise.

What do you think ? Germany should have declared war on Poland, then invade only the territory between Germany and Danzig, and then wait for the french, british and polish army to attack them ? Really. When war has begun, then the two countries have to fight. If one of them want to limit the damages, she has to demand an armistice.