Korvinus
26 Jul 2021
History / Why didn't Britain declare war on USSR for invading Poland in 1939? [103]
Germany & USSR jointly carved up Poland, but Britain (and France?) only declared war on Germany, not the Soviet Union. Why is this?
Any aficionados and/or arm-chair theorists here?
Is the answer as simple as they didn't want to drive Germany and USSR closer together, and/or that they were scared of the USSR? I thought the latter was still viewed as pretty backward and a potential pushover in a fight by not just Germany but everyone in the West at the time.
Germany & USSR jointly carved up Poland, but Britain (and France?) only declared war on Germany, not the Soviet Union. Why is this?
Any aficionados and/or arm-chair theorists here?
Is the answer as simple as they didn't want to drive Germany and USSR closer together, and/or that they were scared of the USSR? I thought the latter was still viewed as pretty backward and a potential pushover in a fight by not just Germany but everyone in the West at the time.