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World History

raccoon

(31,948 posts) Tue Aug 28, 2018, 01:59 PM Aug 2018

Did Hitler think that after the invasion of Poland, Britain [View all]

And France would do nothing?

Albert Speer says in “Inside the third Reich” that Hitler was surprised that they declared war. I know that Speer is not always reliable as the narrator of past events, but this i find believable.

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Did Hitler think that after the invasion of Poland, Britain [View all] raccoon Aug 2018 OP

He probably did think that marylandblue Aug 2018 #1

not to mention the annexation of austria. unblock Aug 2018 #5

Stalin went into a state of shock after Germany invaded Russia. gordianot Aug 2018 #2

From what I have read sarisataka Aug 2018 #3

Perhaps the biggest irony concerning Hitler's Germany SCantiGOP Aug 2018 #4

don't give people ideas. the neo nazis are rising in Europe and we don't need to demigoddess Aug 2018 #6

This entire thread concerns the Second World War. That many appalachiablue Aug 2018 #7