Paulina
28 Jul 2010
History / Warsaw Uprising - The Forgotten Soldiers [117]
Maybe Poles aren't good at "cold blooded real politik"? ;)
What I meant was: after Austria and Czechoslovakia Hitler seemed to be always "hungry" for land. I really doubt that even if Poland gave Danzig, etc. Hiler wouldn't come for more.
Well, I think Poland was making some preparations in case of war with Third Reich but I don't think anybody suspected that the Soviet Union would also invade Poland.
I don't know! ;)
It was a Russian point of view on what you wrote so it was related.
As far as raping girls and nailing them on barn doors is concerned - he could read about this many times before from Poles, me included ;/
In my opinion it's just a way of justifying what Hitler and Stalin did. Poland didn't ask for war. Nobody told Hitler to invade Poland and start a war because of one city.
I think that many governments failed at that time. Even those who were in a more comfortable situation than Poland. They failed to stop Hitler when it was time. They were too selfish and distrustful of one another.
And nobody could know the future...
Why? Both Poland and those countries were occupied. So why the difference?
Is it so difficult to answer my question? ;)
It wasn't a matter of "trust" or "friendship" but cold blooded real politik...
Maybe Poles aren't good at "cold blooded real politik"? ;)
What I meant was: after Austria and Czechoslovakia Hitler seemed to be always "hungry" for land. I really doubt that even if Poland gave Danzig, etc. Hiler wouldn't come for more.
The german and russian juggernauts were gearing up for war with Poland direct in the middle.
Well, I think Poland was making some preparations in case of war with Third Reich but I don't think anybody suspected that the Soviet Union would also invade Poland.
Don't tell me the polish politicians didn't see that!
I don't know! ;)
I'm not sure what "your friends" opinion matters in this discussion at all but still you brought him in...
It was a Russian point of view on what you wrote so it was related.
As far as raping girls and nailing them on barn doors is concerned - he could read about this many times before from Poles, me included ;/
If you go back in this thread I answered to a posting that Germans "asked" for "it" but Poland not.
I was objecting and said that in a way Poland "asked" for "it" too...all their foreign policy helped to make both Russia and Nazis giving the incentive and motivation to invade and partition Poland between themselves till the real fight started.
I was objecting and said that in a way Poland "asked" for "it" too...all their foreign policy helped to make both Russia and Nazis giving the incentive and motivation to invade and partition Poland between themselves till the real fight started.
In my opinion it's just a way of justifying what Hitler and Stalin did. Poland didn't ask for war. Nobody told Hitler to invade Poland and start a war because of one city.
In my opinion (as I explained at lengths now) Polands government failed their people BIG TIME!
I think that many governments failed at that time. Even those who were in a more comfortable situation than Poland. They failed to stop Hitler when it was time. They were too selfish and distrustful of one another.
And nobody could know the future...
Well, most of them stayed quite intact, didn't lose millions
Why? Both Poland and those countries were occupied. So why the difference?
Are we about to invade again?
Is it so difficult to answer my question? ;)